Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English. Image

PARTRIDGE Eric.

Title Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English.
Publisher London Book Club Associates with Hamish Hamilton
Date 1982
Book ID 38171

Description

8vo., in original dust-wrapper, 392pp., double columns. A lovely bright copy hardback in original unclipped very good dust-wrapper. The lexicographer, Eric Partridge (1894-1979), was particularly celebrated for his works on slang (”the underside of language”) and on etymology. The present work, a new and revised edition, is his classic reference on how to express oneself well in English.
Price: £8.00

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