The Penguin dictionary of troublesome words

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

The Penguin dictionary of troublesome words

Bill Bryson

(Penguin reference books)

Penguin, 1987

2nd ed.

  • pbk.

Related Bibliography 1 items

Available at  / 32 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Previous ed.: London : Lane, 1984

Bibliography: p. 186-187

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A guide to the pitfalls and hotly disputed issues in standard written English. The entries are discussed and illustrated with examples of questionable usage taken from British and American newspapers, plus occasional references to masters of the language such as Samuel Johnson and Shakespeare.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top