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The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
Bryan A. Garner
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Description for The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
hardcover. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 175 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Few people can write with as much authority on the English language as Bryan A. Garner. The author of "The" "Chicago Manual of Style" s popular Grammar and Usage chapter, Garner is adept at explaining the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With "The Chicago Guide to English Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation," he has written the definitive guide for writers who want their prose to be both memorable and correct. Throughout the book Garner describes standard literary English the forms that mark writers and speakers as educated users of the language. He also offers historical context ... Read more
Few people can write with as much authority on the English language as Bryan A. Garner. The author of "The" "Chicago Manual of Style" s popular Grammar and Usage chapter, Garner is adept at explaining the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With "The Chicago Guide to English Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation," he has written the definitive guide for writers who want their prose to be both memorable and correct. Throughout the book Garner describes standard literary English the forms that mark writers and speakers as educated users of the language. He also offers historical context ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226188850
SKU
V9780226188850
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About Bryan A. Garner
Bryan A. Garner is president of LawProse Inc., and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of the grammar and usage chapter of "The Chicago Manual of Style" and editor in chief of "Black s Law Dictionary." His many books on language and law include "Garner s Modern American Usage" and "Legal Writing in ... Read more
Reviews for The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
Garner is the greatest writer on grammar and usage that this country has ever produced. This book will be an instant classic.
David Yerkes, Columbia University"
David Yerkes, Columbia University"