TY - BOOK AU - Partridge, Eric ; TI - Usage and abusage : a guide to good English SN - 0140510249 U1 - 428 PY - 1973/// CY - London PB - Penguin Books KW - English language -- Errors of usage. KW - English language -- Idioms. KW - English language -- Dictionaries. KW - English language -- Grammar -- 1950- KW - English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries. KW - English language. KW - English language -- Grammar. KW - English language -- Usage. KW - English language KW - English. N1 - "Abusus non tollit usum." "To fit it for American publication, Professor W. Cabell Greet extensively annotated the work; his valuable additions and modifications are indicated by the use of 'square' parentheses [thus]."--Foreword N2 - Provides guidelines for writing standard English and explains usage differences ER -