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Wordsworth Edition (1999), Edition: First Thus, 600 pages
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Had Dickens owned a copy of The King's English he would not have written 'your great ability and trustfulness'; he would have recognized the malapropism and realized that the context demanded trustworthiness. In this classic reference book the Fowler brothers illustrate by examples all theblunders of English usage that are commonly made, and guide the reader to improved expression and style.-- The essential guide to written English-- Examples of commonly-made grammatical blunders taken from famous authors and newspapers, eg Thackeray, Ruskin, De Quincey, The Times, The Spectator-- The ideal companion to Fowler's Modern English Usage
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LibraryThing member Katissima
You'd have to be pretty serious to read this all the way through, but I find it fascinating to browse. I can only imagine having such a technical command of the English language, but then it occurs to me that if I did no one would probably notice, and they would probably think, "She sure talks
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funny!" I think the best part of this book are the examples of mistakes he gives from contemporary (for him) newspapers and writers. Show Less
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English