The Oxford Guide To English Usage

... which there arises uncertainty, difficulty, or disagreement. The proper aim of a usage guide is to resolve these problems, rather than describe the whole of current usage. The Oxford Guide ... novels, and hence no censure of the style of the author is implied. The aim is to illustrate the varieties of usage and to display the best, thereby making it more memorable ... Some of the ways in which American usage differs from British are pointed out. 5. Reference. Ease of access to the entry sought by the user is a priority of the Guide. The division...

... disagreement. The proper aim of a usage guide is to resolve these problems, rather than describe the whole of current usage. The Oxford Guide to English Usage has this aim. Within the limits just ... English Usage (edn. 2, revised by Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford, 1965) NEB The New English Bible (Oxford and Cambridge, 1970) ODWE The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors (Oxford, 1981) OED The Oxford ... characters in novels, and hence no censure of the style of the author is implied. The aim is to illustrate the varieties of usage and to display the best, thereby making it more memorable than a mere...

... Cambridge Guide to English Usage draws on the findings of numerous linguistic researchers,named within the text and in the bibliography. Their contributions to ourunderstanding of the intricacies of the ... JusticeMichael Kirby (of the High Court of Australia). In the preparatory stages of The Cambridge Guide to English Usage, I was fortunate to be a visiting professor at the Englisches Seminar of the University ... 7. The Chicago Manual uses lower case whether the word is given in full, as in these examples, orabbreviated to ch., fig. etc. British authorities diverge: the Oxford Guide to Style (2000) has them...