The King's English
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An Essential Guide to Written English
Henry W. Fowler / Frank G. Fowler
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`Review from previous edition deserves a garland . . . the most concise and exhaustive study of the English language' Spectator
`such a pleasure to read and so straightforward in its explanations that one concedes all one's errors and aberrations with good grace' Keith Waterhouse, Good Book Guide --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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PART I; PAGE; CHAPTER I VOCABULARY, pp 1-59; General Principles 1-8; Familiar and far-fetched words , 4; Concrete and abstract expression 5; Circumlocution 6; Short and long words 6; Saxon and Romance words 7; Requirements of different styles 7; Malaprops 8; Neologisms 18; Americanisms «3; Foreign words 26; Formation 37; Slang «47; Individual 53; Mutual 56; Unique 58; Aggravate -69; CHAPTER II SYNTAX, pp 0^170; Case " 60; Number -65; Comparatives and superlatives 70 Relatives 75~i°7; Defining and non-defining relative clauses 75; That and who or which 80; And who, and which , 8«>; Case of the relative «93; Miscellaneous uses of the relative 96; It , that 104; Participle and gerund; Participles; The gerund ; Distinguishing the gerund; Omission of the gerund subiect; Choice between gerund and infinitive Shall and will; The pure system ; The coloured-future syste
