Garner's Modern English Usage

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Garner's Modern English Usage is a comprehensive, influential reference guide to contemporary English grammar, usage, and style.

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instanceOf reference work ⓘ
style guide ⓘ
usage dictionary ⓘ
aimsTo discourage jargon and clutter ⓘ
encourage precise word choice ⓘ
promote clarity in writing ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Garner’s Usage ⓘ
author Bryan A. Garner ⓘ
linked to: Bryan Garner
basedOn A Dictionary of Modern American Usage ⓘ
contains essays on usage and style ⓘ
guidance on grammar ⓘ
guidance on legal usage ⓘ
guidance on punctuation ⓘ
guidance on spelling variants ⓘ
guidance on syntax ⓘ
guidance on word formation ⓘ
recommendations on word choice ⓘ
usage entries arranged alphabetically ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
focusesOn contemporary English usage ⓘ
legal and formal prose ⓘ
standard written English ⓘ
genre prescriptive grammar ⓘ
hasPerspective prescriptivist ⓘ
usage-based ⓘ
influenced editorial style at many publications ⓘ
legal writing pedagogy ⓘ
influencedBy H. W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage ⓘ
The Chicago Manual of Style ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor careful distinctions between near-synonyms ⓘ
detailed usage notes ⓘ
influence on modern American usage debates ⓘ
strong recommendations on disputed usages ⓘ
treatment of legal and business English ⓘ
predecessor A Dictionary of Modern American Usage ⓘ
publisher Oxford University Press ⓘ
subject English grammar ⓘ
English style ⓘ
English usage ⓘ
usedBy editors ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ
students of English ⓘ
writers ⓘ
uses citations from books ⓘ
citations from newspapers and magazines ⓘ
evidence from modern print sources ⓘ

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Bryan A. Garner → authorOf → Garner's Modern English Usage ⓘ
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Garner's Modern English Usage → alsoKnownAs → Garner’s Usage ⓘ
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage → relatedWork → Garner’s Modern English Usage ⓘ
linked to: Garner's Modern English Usage
The Elements of Legal Style → relatedWork → Garner’s Modern English Usage ⓘ
linked to: Garner's Modern English Usage
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage → basisFor → Garner's Modern American Usage ⓘ
linked to: Garner's Modern English Usage
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage → basisFor → Garner's Modern English Usage ⓘ
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage → relatedWork → Garner's Modern English Usage ⓘ