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"Had Dickens owned a copy of ""The King's English"" he would not have written ""your great ability and trustfulness""; he would have recognized the malapropism and realized that the context demanded trustworthiness. In this classic reference book, the Fowler brothers highlight common blunders of English usage, and guide the reader to improved expression and style. The mistakes are illustrated with examples taken from famous authors and newspapers, for example, Thackeray, Ruskin, De Quincey, ""The Times"", and ""The Spectator"". Witty and lively in tone, it covers a wide range of language issues, including malapropisms, Americanisms, slang, pet phrases, and ""the spot plague"" (over-use of full stops), and has a whole chapter on ""Airs and Graces"". The introduction offers a modern perspective on the book and confirms its importance in literature."

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Author:   H. W. Fowler ,  F. G. Fowler ,  Matthew Parris
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.00cm
Weight:   0.267kg
ISBN:  

9780198605072

ISBN 10:   0198605072
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 September 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Vocabulary; Syntax; Airs and Graces; Punctuation. Part 2: Euphony; Quotation, etc; Grammar; Meaning; Ambiguity; Style.

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Henry Watson Fowler (1858-1933) and Frank (Francis) George Fowler (1870-1918) were translators, lexicographers, and grammarians. Together they compiled the first edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (published 1911) and the Pocket Oxford Dictionary (published in 1924, after Franks' death). Henry Fowler is also the author of Modern English Usage (planned by the two brothers but executed by Henry alone), and the name Fowler has become synonymous with reliable and accurate reference on all aspects of written English.

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