Garner's Modern American Usage
- ISBN-10
- 0195382757
- ISBN-13
- 9780195382754
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 942
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-08-27
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Bryan 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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