English Usage Books

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,058 ratings — published 1926
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Garner's Modern American Usage Garner's Modern American Usage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 1,065 ratings — published 1998
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 106,137 ratings — published 2003
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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 9,281 ratings — published 2019
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The Language Wars: A History of Proper English The Language Wars: A History of Proper English (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 349 ratings — published 2011
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The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 560 ratings — published 1997
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 86,425 ratings — published 1918
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朗文英语写作活用词典(英汉双解)(精) 朗文英语写作活用词典(英汉双解)(精)
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The American Heritage Dictionary Of Idioms, Second Edition The American Heritage Dictionary Of Idioms, Second Edition (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.13 — 104 ratings — published 1997
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American Slang Dictionary American Slang Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 15 ratings — published 2006
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A Dictionary of American Idioms A Dictionary of American Idioms (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 41 ratings — published 1987
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 25 ratings — published 2003
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101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American 101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 221 ratings — published 1987
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Guide to Canadian English Usage Guide to Canadian English Usage (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.33 — 6 ratings — published 1997
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English Phrasal Verbs in Use Intermediate English Phrasal Verbs in Use Intermediate (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 89 ratings — published
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How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say — And What It Really Means How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say — And What It Really Means (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 1,034 ratings — published 2014
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 53,241 ratings — published 2005
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Practical English Usage Practical English Usage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,433 ratings — published 1981
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The Cambridge Guide to English Usage The Cambridge Guide to English Usage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 25 ratings — published 2004
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The Oxford Guide to English Usage (Oxford Paperback Reference) The Oxford Guide to English Usage (Oxford Paperback Reference)
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avg rating 3.50 — 18 ratings — published 1994
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Accidence Will Happen: A Recovering Pedant's Guide to English Language and Style Accidence Will Happen: A Recovering Pedant's Guide to English Language and Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 189 ratings — published 2015
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Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 121 ratings — published 1971
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COLLINS COBUILD-ENGLISH USAGE2E+CD-ROM COLLINS COBUILD-ENGLISH USAGE2E+CD-ROM (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.80 — 10 ratings — published 1992
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Longman Language Activator Longman Language Activator (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 59 ratings — published 2000
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PARADIESFISCHE GATTUNG MACROPODUS (German Edition) PARADIESFISCHE GATTUNG MACROPODUS (German Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 967 ratings — published 2005
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Complete Plain Words Complete Plain Words (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 308 ratings — published 1954
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New Oxford Style Manual New Oxford Style Manual (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 23 ratings — published
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The King's English (Oxford Language Classics Series) The King's English (Oxford Language Classics Series)
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avg rating 3.73 — 106 ratings — published 1906
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Webster's New World dictionary of the American language Webster's New World dictionary of the American language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 30 ratings — published
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The Oxford Companion to the English Language The Oxford Companion to the English Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 146 ratings — published 1992
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You Say Potato: A Book About Accents You Say Potato: A Book About Accents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 630 ratings — published 2014
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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,313 ratings — published 2006
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By Hook Or By Crook: A Journey In Search Of English By Hook Or By Crook: A Journey In Search Of English (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 346 ratings — published 2007
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 802 ratings — published
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The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 469 ratings — published 1988
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English for the Natives: Discover the Grammar You Don't Know You Know English for the Natives: Discover the Grammar You Don't Know You Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.57 — 87 ratings — published 2013
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Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 198 ratings — published 1942
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For Who the Bell Tolls: One Man's Quest for Grammatical Perfection For Who the Bell Tolls: One Man's Quest for Grammatical Perfection (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 223 ratings — published 2013
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The Story of English The Story of English (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,391 ratings — published 1986
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After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,012 ratings — published 2005
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Romps, Tots and Boffins: The Strange Language of News Romps, Tots and Boffins: The Strange Language of News (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.53 — 130 ratings — published 2013
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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 540 ratings — published 2008
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 43,729 ratings — published 1990
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The Stories of English The Stories of English (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,424 ratings — published 2004
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The Elephants of Style : A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English The Elephants of Style : A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 443 ratings — published 2004
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 12,168 ratings — published 2011
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The Grammar Bible: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar but Didn't Know Whom to Ask The Grammar Bible: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar but Didn't Know Whom to Ask (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 209 ratings — published 2004
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Canadian Oxford Dictionary Canadian Oxford Dictionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 75 ratings — published 1999
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Jill Paton Walsh
“It’s the Queen’s English now,’ observed Peter mildly.

‘Is there a difference?’ asked Oundle rhetorically. ‘I fervently hope not.’

‘There will be in time,’ said Peter.

‘That will be deplorable,’ replied Oudle. ‘I shall not myself deviate by a syllable from correct usage.’

‘My language is foul, and yours is Fowler?’ said Peter, and added one of his sudden quirky smiles, ‘or know your Onions.’

This quip crossed the barrier of the table, because the man sitting nearly opposite Peter laughed.

‘Onions?’ said Oudle.

‘C.T. Onions, I imagine,’ said the man opposite. ‘Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.’

‘Oh, I see,’ said Oudle. ‘Very droll.”
Jill Paton Walsh, The Late Scholar