Swan Michael. Practical English Usage

3rd edition. — Oxford, 2005. — 688 p. — ISBN13: 978019-442098-3.A dictionary of problem points in the English language as encountered by learners and their teachers. Common problems are solved with practical, clear information in over 600 entries. All the most popular entries are retained, but almost all the entries have been modified to make them clearer and more effective in solving readers' problems. Explanations and examples now based on current corpus research. With a huge index to find really everything you are searching!This unique reference guide addresses problem points in the language as encountered by learners and their teachers. It gives information and advice that is practical, clear, reliable, and easy to find. Most of the book is about grammar, but it also covers selected points of vocabulary, idioms, style, pronunciation, and spelling. · Explanations and examples based on current corpus research. · Entries on "kinds of English," covering standard English and dialects, correctness, spoken and written English, formality, and variation and change.