Garner's modern American usage


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Posted by: Becky Blackley

ISBN: 0-19-516191-2
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Edition: Hardcover
Pages: 879
Pairs: English
Broad fields: General
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2003.
Price (approx.): $40.00
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Bryan Garner is the editor of "Black's Law Dictionary" and the author of "A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage." With thousands of succinct entries as well as extensive essays, Garner deals with grammar, syntax, word choice, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and style. Painstakingly researched with copious examples drawn from print sources, this usage guide is nonetheless highly approachable and enjoyable, combining expertise and wit.