Bloomsbury Good Word Guide

by Martin H. Manser

Book Overview

Our language is changing faster than ever before, thanks to the influence of the media, e-mail, the Internet and text messaging. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000GRIE3C
• ISBN13: 9780747508755
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The first guide I grab when a question arises

I have a shelf full of style and usage guides (I'm a writer and translator by profession), and this is the first one I reach for when I have a question. The explanations are clear, reasonable, and cover both UK and US usage. The author strikes a fine balance between prescriptive and descriptive standards, and in some cases explains the arguments in favor of competing norms. I recommend this book highly.