Title The complete plain words / by Sir Ernest Gowers

Edition Second edition / revised by Sir Bruce Fraser Published London : H.M.S.O., 1973

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Description x, 240 pages ; 22 cm Contents 1. Prologue -- 2. A preliminary discussion -- 3. The elements -- 4. Correctness -- 5. The choice of words : introductory -- 6. The choice of words : avoiding the superfluous word -- 7. The choice of words : choosing the familiar word -- 8. The choice of words : choosing the precise word -- 9. The handling of words -- 10. Punctuation -- 11. Some recent trends -- 12. Some selected passages -- 13. A concluding miscellany -- 14. Epilogue Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 231-232 Notes Also issued online Subject English language -- Style. English language -- Terms and phrases. English language -- Errors of usage. English language -- Grammar. English language -- Usage. Vocabulary. Genre/Form Dictionaries. Author Fraser, Bruce, 1910-1993. LC no. 77364154 ISBN 0117003409 0140205543 (paperback) 9780117003408

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