A Dictionary of Modern American Usage by Bryan A Garner

A Dictionary of Modern American Usage by Bryan A Garner

In every age, writers and editors need guidance through the thickets of English usage. Although some language issues are perennial (infer versus imply), many others spring anew from the well of English. Is it all right to say alums instead of alumni or alumnae? And should it be spelled alums or alumns? Should I say empathic or empathetic? Do you home in or hone in? Is it a couple of dozen or a couple dozen? What's the singular of paparazzi? Is paparazzis an acceptable plural? What about graffiti - singular or plural? And what about kudos? What's the correct pronunciation of concierge? Or schism? Or flaccid? This book will tell you. In 750 pages of crisp, precise and often witty pronouncements on modern American English, Bryan Garner authoritatively answers these and thousands of other questions that bedevil those who care about the language. Garner draws on massive evidence to support his judgements, citing more than 5000 examples - good, bad, and ugly - from sources such as "The New York Times", "The Wall Street Journal" and "Newsweek". Here is a usage guide that, whether you're a language connoisseur or just a dabbler, you can savour in a leisurely way, a few paragraphs at a time. And if you don't have the time for savouring, but simply want a quick answer to an editorial riddle, this book will help.

Garner, Bryan A.: - Bryan A. Garner, editor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary, is the author of more than twenty books, including The Law of Judicial Precedent; Garner's Modern English Usage; The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation; Quack This Way: David Foster Wallace and Bryan A. Garner Talk Language and Writing; and The Rules of Golf in Plain English. Counting Black's Law Dictionary and his other books, Garner is among the world's most widely cited legal scholars and has been cited by every appellate court, state and federal, in the country. He writes a syndicated column for the American Bar Association, which reaches over one million lawyers per month. He cowrote two books with Justice Scalia: Making Your Case (2008) and Reading Law (2012).

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ISBN 13	9780195078534
ISBN 10	0195078535
Title	A Dictionary of Modern American Usage
Author	Bryan A Garner
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1998-12-03
Number of pages	754
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