A&C Black, 2013. — 219 p. How to Sound Really Clever explains and illustrates over 600 words that can outfox us, such as 'condign', 'Zelig-like' and 'agitprop'. This is the sequel to the successful How to Sound Clever (2010) which taught you 600 words you really ought to know but haven't had the time to look up in the dictionary. Each entry features an etymological description...
5th edition. — Townsend Press, 2018. — 180 p. — ISBN-13 978-1-59194-524-6. The best Vocabulary Series just got better--with three new editions and updated digital offerings. With its signature words-in-context approach and abundance of lively, varied, and engaging activities, the Vocabulary Series has helped countless students expand their working vocabulary. Featuring hundreds...
Murdoch Books, 2023. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1922616708. An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips she shares weekly with...
Murdoch Books, 2023. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1922616708. An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips she shares weekly with...
New York, London, Boston: Routledge Revivals, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. — XIV, 167 p. This book examines the changing patterns in English usage and style. It encourages a constructive attitude to language, demonstrating the creative resources of grammar, discussing in detail the options of written style, and challenging the authoritarian spirit that inhibits usage. The...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 1312 p. — ISBN 0197599028. The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictionary When Bryan Garner published the first edition of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage in 1999, the book quickly became one of the most influential style guides ever written for...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 756 p. Completely revised and updated to reflect changes in language use. NEW Organisation into two easy-to-use parts, making it quicker to find the information you want. Part 1 is a complete topic-by-topic student's grammar, with section introductions highlighting common mistakes. Part 2 is a guide to key vocabulary topics, including an A-Z...
Low-priced edition. — London: The English Universities Press Ltd., 1983. — 556 p. — (Educational Low-Priced Book Scheme). — ISBN 0-19-442124-2. This is a major new reference guide for intermediate and advanced students of English and their teachers. It contains short clear articles on the grammatical problems which cause difficulty. It also deals with selected points of...
Addison-Wesley Longman, 1991. — 575 p. — ISBN 0-17-556021-8. This is a reference grammar for teachers and learners of English. The material in the book is presented alphabetically in a dictionary-like format. It contains over 600 entries, which are of three kinds: common words which have a grammatical function, such as more, the, what, do, by, can; terms used in talking about...
3rd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2008. — vii, 191 p. — ISBN 978-0-19-442272-7. Grammar Scan includes diagnostic tests at Upper-Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert levels to check students' knowledge of key aspects of English grammar and usage. The tests, which are designed to be used with Practical English Usage, Third Edition, help students identify the topics they need...
3rd edition. — Oxford University Press, 2008. — 48 p. — ISBN 978-019-442273-4. Grammar Scan includes diagnostic tests at Upper-Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert levels to check students' knowledge of key aspects of English grammar and usage. The tests, which are designed to be used with Practical English Usage, Third Edition, help students identify the topics they need to...
4th edition. — HarperCollins, 2019. — 800 p. This new edition of the Collins Cobuild English Usage is a modern, easy-to-use and in-depth guide to English usage, aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced learners and teachers of English. Collins Cobuild English Usage has been designed to help learners to use individual words correctly, and choose the right words and structures...
Oxford University Press, 2009. — ISBN 9780199574094, 019957409X. Using evidence from the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How is our language really being used? How do word meanings change? This entertaining book has the authoritative answers to...
4th ed. — Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. — 2132 p. — ISBN 9780199661350, ASIN B07XP9FB78 Why literally shouldn't be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What's wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous...
4th ed. — Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. — 3258 p. — ISBN 9780199661350, ASIN B07XP9FB78 Why literally shouldn't be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What's wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous...
3rd edition. — John Benjamins Publishing, 2010. — 567 p. — ISBN 9027232601. Speak and write perfect English! BBI teaches you how to combine words with words to form phrases (so you can say mortgaged to the hilt; I want something badly). BBI also teaches you how to combine words into structures to form clauses and sentences (so you can say I want you to go = What I want is for...
2nd Edition. — HarperCollins, 2013. — 817 p. The new second edition of the Collins COBUILD English Usage has been specially designed for upper-intermediate and advanced students and teachers of English. Its comprehensive coverage of different areas of the English language helps learners to use the language naturally and effectively. Collins COBUILD English Usage has been...
2nd Edition. — HarperCollins, 2013. — 817 p. The new second edition of the Collins COBUILD English Usage has been specially designed for upper-intermediate and advanced students and teachers of English. Its comprehensive coverage of different areas of the English language helps learners to use the language naturally and effectively. Collins COBUILD English Usage has been...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996. — 290 р. A lively and accessible introduction to English usage provides a close-up look at--and explanations of--a range of grammatical problems, including grammar, style, diction, pronunciation, word formation, gender, social groups, and science terms. Simultaneous.