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The First Edition Of Garner's Modern American Usage Established Bryan Garner As An American Equivalent Of Fowler (library Journal). With More Than 23,500 Copies Sold, This Witty, Accessible, And Engaging Book Has Become The New Classic Reference Work Praised By Professional Copyeditors As Well As The General Public Looking For Clear Advice On How To Write More Effectively. In 1999, Choice Magazine Named It An Outstanding Academic Book And The American Library Association Dubbed It An Outstanding Reference Source. With Thousands Of Succinct Entries, Longer Essays On Key Issues And Problematic Areas, And Up-to-the-minute Judgments On Everything From Trendy Words To The Debate Over Personal Pronouns, Gmau Is Approachable Yet Authoritative. Since The Book First Appeared In 1998, Bryan Garner Has Diligently Continued Tracking How We Use Our Language. The Second Edition Includes Hundreds Of New Entries Ranging From Dubya To Weaponize (coined In 1984 But Used Extensively Since 9/11) To Foot-and-mouth, Plethora (a Highfalutin Equivalent Of Too Many), Slang, Standard English, And Dialects. It Also Updates Hundreds Of Existing Entries. Meanwhile, Garner Has Written A Major Essay On The Great

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Author
Garner, Bryan A; Garner, Bryan A. Dictionary of modern American usage
Publisher
Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780195161915
Category
reference
Subjects
Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Reference
Rating
4.59 / 5 (502 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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