Usage and abusage : a guide to good English / Eric Partridge.

By:

Partridge, Eric

Contributor(s):

Whitcut, Janet

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Penguin referencePublication details: London : Penguin, 1999.Edition: Third edition / revised by Janet WhitcutDescription: 400 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9780140514421

Subject(s):

English language -- Usage

DDC classification:

428 PAR

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Moylish Library Reference	428 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Library Use Only		39002000399015

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Usage and Abusage takes a long, hard look at the use - and constant misuse - of English. Declaring war on bad grammar, woolliness of expression and poor choice of vocabulary, this essential guide sets out both to highlight problems and pitfalls and to offer constructive advice on the proper use of English.

Previous ed. : London : Hamish Hamilton, 1994.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand lexicographer of the English language. He served in the Australian infantry during WWI, during which time he developed an interest in military slang. In 1945, he wrote The Dictionary of RAF Slang after working for the air force , and wrote a total of over forty books about the English language over the course of his lifetime.