author : Sir Ernest Gowers

Books

• A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: revised 2nd edition. 1965. With H. W. Fowler
• The Complete Plain Words: 2nd edition. 1973. With Sir Bruce Fraser

Books : reviews

H. W. Fowler, Sir Ernest Gowers. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: revised 2nd edition. 1965

Rating: 1
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• oxymoron
• pleonasm
• split infinitive
• syllepsis
• synecdoche
• zeugma

Sir Ernest Gowers, Sir Bruce Fraser. The Complete Plain Words: 2nd edition. 1973

Rating: 1
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