false 344643 1 The first edition of Garner's Modern American Usage established Bryan Garner as "an American equivalent of Fowler" (Library Journal). With more than 23,500 copies sold, this witty, accessible, and engaging book has become the new classic reference work praised by professional copyeditors as well as the general public looking for clear advice on how to write more effectively. In 1999, Choice magazine named it an Outstanding Academic Book and the American Library Association dubbed it an Outstanding Reference Source. With thousands of succinct entries, longer essays on key issues and problematic areas, and up-to-the-minute judgments on everything from trendy words to the debate over personal pronouns, GMAU is approachable yet authoritative. Since the book first appeared in 1998, Bryan Garner has diligently continued tracking how we use our language. The second edition includes hundreds of new entries ranging from Dubya to weaponize (coined in 1984 but used extensively since 9/11) to foot-and-mouth, plethora (a "highfalutin equivalent of too many"), Slang, Standard English, and Dialects. It also updates hundreds of existing entries. Meanwhile, Garner has written a major essay on the great grammar debate between descriptivists and prescriptivists. Painstakingly researched with copious citations from books and newspapers and newsmagazines, this new edition furthers Garner's mission to help everyone become a better writer, and to enjoy it in the process. 334973 30 10 2003 Garner's Modern American Usage total:73|5:56|4:16|3:1|2:0|1:0| 73 347 125 17 0 2 false false Sat Jun 28 17:52:57 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 07:56:04 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:53:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 09 15:20:20 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 15:22:00 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Thu Jul 05 18:22:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 18:22:49 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Sep 21 11:49:49 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 18 15:05:26 -0700 2009 Why is this book so special? Several reasons:
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