Dictionary of Troublesome Words, The Penguin
Bill Bryson
192 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140512004
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Language: English
Publish: March 1, 1988
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A guide to the pitfalls and hotly disputed issues in standard written English. The entries are discussed and illustrated with examples of questionable usage taken from British and American newspapers, plus occasional references to masters of the language such as Samuel Johnson and Shakespeare.