oxford mini guide to english usage

... Ernest Gowers, Oxford, 1965) NEB The New English Bible (Oxford and Cambridge, 1970) ODWE The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors (Oxford, 1981) OED The Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford, 1933) ... Concise Oxford Dictionary (edn. 7, Oxford, 1982) Hart's Rules. Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers (edn. 39, Oxford, 1983) MEU H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage ... a, e.g. a historic occasion, a hotel. ° The older usage was not to pronounce h and to write an, but this is now almost obsolete. B. Before capital letter abbreviations. Be guided by the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:55

... and -ible” in topic 1.3; “ae and oe” in topic 1.4; “-ce or -se” in topic 1.14; “doubling of final consonant” in topic 1.16; “dropping of silent -e” in topic 1.17; “hyphens” in topic 1.27; ... “l and ll” in topic 1.32; “-oul-” in topic 1.36; “-our or -or” in topic 1.37; “past of verbs, formation of” in topic 1.38; “-re or -er” in topic 1.41; “-xion or -ction” in topic 1.45; “-yse ... potatoes = shouts of “bravo!”) heroes salvoes (= discharges salvos buffaloes innuendoes = reservations, excuses) calicoes mangoes stuccoes cargoes mementoes tomatoes dingoes mosquitoes tornadoes...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2012, 13:46

... Ernest Gowers, Oxford, 1965) NEB The New English Bible (Oxford and Cambridge, 1970) ODWE The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors (Oxford, 1981) OED The Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford, 1933) ... or disagreement. The proper aim of a usage guide is to resolve these problems, rather than describe the whole of current usage. The Oxford Guide to English Usage has this aim. Within the limits ... Concise Oxford Dictionary (edn. 7, Oxford, 1982) Hart's Rules. Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers (edn. 39, Oxford, 1983) MEU H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage...

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