This volume explores both historical and current issues in English usage guides or style manuals. Chapters look at how and why these guides are compiled, and by

For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this

The authoritative guide to using the English language effectively, from “the greatest writer on grammar and usage that this country has ever produced” (Davi

Loose, baggy sentences - Faulty connections - III-matched partners - Mismanaged numbers and references - Problems with punctuation - The parts of a sentence.