Grammar and Usage
- American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and StyleProvides guidance on English usage, grammar, and style. Entries include examples and quotations that show correct and incorrect usage plus relative effectiveness of different expressions in context.
- Dictionary of Modern English UsageThe first edition of a classic reference work, published in 1926.
- Lapsing Into a Comma : A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How to Avoid ThemA guide on how to apply basic rules to unique, modern grammar issues.
- Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and StyleProvides guidance of usage of modern American English. Features real examples, good and bad, from sources such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek.
- Oxford Dictionary of English GrammarProvides grammatical terms and their meanings. Includes current terms of grammar and older, traditional names, controversial new coinages, and items from the study of other languages.
The Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar by Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section 428.203 P483cISBN: 9780521863193Publication Date: 2013
Diccionario de uso del español by Call Number: Main Library Stacks 463 M722d 2000ISBN: 8424922646Publication Date: 2000
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage by Call Number: 340.03 G234d 2011 MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)ISBN: 9780195384208Publication Date: 2011
Garner's Modern English Usage by Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section PE2827 .G37 2016ISBN: 9780190491482Publication Date: 2016
The New Fowler's Modern English Usage by Call Number: 423 F786d 2000 MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)ISBN: 0198602634Publication Date: 2000
New Oxford Style Manual by Call Number: 808.027 O98 MAIN Core (Reference) - 2 North Main Library - 7-Day LoanISBN: 9780199657223Publication Date: 2012
New Oxford Style ManualCall Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section PN147 .N49 2016ISBN: 9780198767251Publication Date: 2016
Simply English by Call Number: Main Library Stacks 423 H461sISBN: 9781847946768Publication Date: 2014I
Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Call Number: 428.003 W385 MAIN Reference (Non-circulating)ISBN: 0877790329Publication Date: 1989
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