Saying What You Mean: A Commonsense Guide to American Usage by Robert Claiborne
Saying What You Mean: A Commonsense Guide to American Usage

Robert Claiborne

Saying What You Mean: A Commonsense Guide to American Usage

Robert Claiborne

269 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

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In this entertaining and provocative discussion of words and usage, Claiborne offers pithy opinions on what constitutes good English. using alphabetical dictionary-style entries, ranging from "Advertisingese" to "Watergate English," Claiborne stre...

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