Cambridge guide to english usage

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The Cambridge Guide to English Usage
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage
is an A–Z reference book, giving an
up-to-date account of the debatable issues of English usage and written style. Its
advice draws a wealth of recent research and data from very large corpora of
American and British English – illuminating their many divergences and also
points of convergence on which international English can be based. The book
comprises more than 4000 points of word meaning, spelling, grammar,
punctuation and larger issues of inclusive language, and effective writing and
argument. It also provides guidance on grammatical terminology, and covers
topics in electronic communication and the internet. The discussion notes the
major dictionaries, grammars and usage books in the US, UK, Canada and
Australia, allowing readers to calibrate their own practices as required.
CGEU
is descriptive rather than prescriptive, but offers a principled basis for
implementing progressive or more conservative decisions on usage.
Consultants
JOHN ALGEO
University of Georgia
JOHN AYTO
University of Surrey
DAVID CRYSTAL
University of Wales, Bangor
SIDNEY LANDAU
Fellow of the Dictionary Society of North America
KATIE WALES
University of Leeds
The Cambridge Guide to
English Usage
PAM PETERS
Macquarie University
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First published in print format
2004
isbn-13 978-0-511-19563-1
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isbn-13 978-0-521-62181-6
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