The Oxford dictionary of American usage and style
- ISBN-10
- 0199891249
- ISBN-13
- 9780199891245
- Category
- Americanisms
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- Bryan A. Garner
Description
"Abridgment of ... Dictionary of modern American usage, published in 1998"--Preface.
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