Garner's Modern American Usage

Garner's Modern American Usage
ISBN-10
0195161912
ISBN-13
9780195161915
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
879
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Oxford University
Author
Bryan A. Garner

Description

A guide to proper American English word usage, grammar, pronunciation, and style features examples of good and bad usage from the media.

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