Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage

Merriam-Webster, Inc

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1994 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 989 pages

Objective and comprehensive, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage is a readable and entertaining guide to the complext history of some of the thorniest usage issues in the English language. The scholarship and authority of this indispensale work have earned it universal critical acclaim.

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Review: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage

User Review  - Kelsey - Goodreads

This usage dictionary is vital for any writer, editor or English lover in general. It has great histories and explanations of many common dilemmas and usage questions we face. See the entries for who/whom and farther/further.

Review: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage

User Review  - Warwick - Goodreads

The sine qua non of English usage reference. There is an exemplary reliance on evidence (with plenty of supporting quotations), rather than the usual intellectually trivial acceptance of received rules.

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage
• Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
• Contributor: Merriam-Webster, Inc
• Edition: 2, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1994
• ISBN: 0877791325, 9780877791324
• Length: 989 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Grammar & Punctuation; Reference / Dictionaries; Reference / Word Lists