TY  - GEN
N2  - "Fowlers" has sold over a million copies over seven decades. For this new revision, eminent lexicographer Robert Burchfield has rewritten or otherwise enhanced hundreds of entries and has added twenty-four new entries in a special supplement. The volume remains the classic guide to English usage worldwide. Users will find practical help with grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words; clear guidance on usage offered in light of the language of the 1990s, with many new insights into how English is used today; in-depth coverage of both British and American English, together with aspects of the English of Australia; and wide-ranging illustrative examples, including samples from an international selection of newspapers, journals, and periodicals, as well as from well-known authors such as Martin Amis, Anita Brookner, Ruth Rendell, and John Updike. Whether you have a question about split infinitives, unattached participles, political correctness, or so on, you will find a clear and reliable answer here. A charming blend of information and good humor, The New Fowler's Modern English Usage offers advice and background information on all aspects of English language, from grammar to spelling to literary style. It is a godsend for writers, broadcasters, journalists, and anyone else who wants to write and speak well.
AB  - "Fowlers" has sold over a million copies over seven decades. For this new revision, eminent lexicographer Robert Burchfield has rewritten or otherwise enhanced hundreds of entries and has added twenty-four new entries in a special supplement. The volume remains the classic guide to English usage worldwide. Users will find practical help with grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words; clear guidance on usage offered in light of the language of the 1990s, with many new insights into how English is used today; in-depth coverage of both British and American English, together with aspects of the English of Australia; and wide-ranging illustrative examples, including samples from an international selection of newspapers, journals, and periodicals, as well as from well-known authors such as Martin Amis, Anita Brookner, Ruth Rendell, and John Updike. Whether you have a question about split infinitives, unattached participles, political correctness, or so on, you will find a clear and reliable answer here. A charming blend of information and good humor, The New Fowler's Modern English Usage offers advice and background information on all aspects of English language, from grammar to spelling to literary style. It is a godsend for writers, broadcasters, journalists, and anyone else who wants to write and speak well.
T1  - The new Fowler's modern English usage.
AU  - Fowler, H. W.
AU  - Burchfield, Robert W.,
AU  - Fowler, Henry W.,
ET  - Third revised edition.
CN  - PE1628
CN  - KF156
N1  - Previous editions published under title: A dictionary of modern English usage.
N1  - Na naslovni str.: First edition by H. W. Fowler.
N1  - Reprint of the revised third edition [i.e. fourth edition], by R.W. Burchfield, published by Clarendon Press in 1998.
N1  - "First edition 1926; Second edition 1965; Third edition 1996; Revised third edition 1998"--Title page verso.
N1  - Originally published as: A dictionary of modern English usage.
N1  - Based on the Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H.W. Fowler, published in 1926.
ID  - 22659
KW  - English language.
KW  - GENERAL WORKS : DICTIONARIES : ENGLISH
KW  - DICTIONARIES : ENGLISH
SN  - 0198602634
TI  - The new Fowler's modern English usage.
ER  -