Annual list published by Lake Superior State University of words that should be banished from the English language for misuse, overuse, and just general uselessness.
Defends the English language from its abusers and misusers. Polls and a custom dictionary.
Clear and concise explanation of the difference between correct and incorrect usage in American English spelling, grammar and idiom, with entertaining examples.
Brief treatment of the systematic sound shifts involving Middle English stressed vowels that changed the pronunciation of English beyond recognition.
Anne H. Soukhanov, lexicographer, shows that grammatical rules are not necessarily set in concrete.
Resource for both linguistic and literary scholars about regional varieties of English in the United States and Canada. Includes maps, annotated link directory, and dialectology bibliography.
Studies in English grammar, punctuation, and composition. Includes a discussion of the methodology involving the creative writing process as it relates to fiction and theories of characterization.
Neologisms and new uses of words in English.
Advice on common problems in the use of spellings, punctuation, and grammar.
MA Thesis (1960) of Prof. J.C. Wells of the University of London concerning the pronunciation of vowels in "Received Pronunciation".
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