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The academy of eloquence containing a compleat English rhetorique, exemplified ; common-places, and


Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679.
London : Printed by T.N. for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince's Arms in S. Pauls churchyard, 1656. 1953

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Constructional change in English developments in allomorphy, word formation, and syntax


Hilpert, Martin.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 2013

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Conversion in English : a cognitive semantic approach


Martsa, Sandor, author.
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. 2013

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Current perspectives on pedagogy for English as a lingua franca



Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015] 2015

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A dictionary of contemporary American usage,


Evans, Bergen, 1904-1978.
New York, Random House [1957] 1957

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Do I make myself clear? : why writing well matters


Evans, Harold, 1928-2020 author.
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017. 2017

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Doing our own thing : the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care


McWhorter, John H.
New York : Gotham Books, c2003. 2003

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English for international journalists


Gandon, Mike.
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013. 2013

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Everything you know about English is wrong


Brohaugh, William.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2008. 2008

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The genocide convention : some difficulties in the Chinese text


Hsia, Tao-tai, 1921-2020, author.
[Washington, D.C.] : Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library, Library of Congress, 1985. 1985

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Grammar a friendly approach


Sinclair, Christine.
Berkshire, England ; New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill : Open University Press, 2010. 2010

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A grammar of rhetoric and polite literature comprehending the principles of language and style, the


Jamieson, Alexander.
New Haven, [Conn.] : A.H. Maltby, 1826. 1953

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Grammar snobs are great big meanies : a guide to language for fun and spite


Casagrande, June.
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2006. 2006

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It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of cliches


Hargraves, Orin, author.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. 2014

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Junk English


Smith, Ken, 1958-
New York : Blast Books, 2001. 2001

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The King's English : a guide to modern usage


Amis, Kingsley.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1998

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The language of fictional television drama and identity


Bednarek, Monika, 1977-
New York, NY : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2010. 2010

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Less than words can say


Mitchell, Richard.
Boston : Little, Brown, c1979. 1979

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The lexicographer's dilemma : the evolution of "proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park


Lynch, Jack (John T.)
New York : Walker & Co., 2009. 2009

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May I quote you on that? : a guide to grammar and usage


Spector, Stephen, 1946- author.
Oxford [England] ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015] 2015

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May I quote you on that? : a guide to grammar and usage


Spector, Stephen, 1946- author.
New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015. 2015

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OK the improbable story of America's greatest word


Metcalf, Allan A.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010

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On language


Safire, William, 1929-2009.
New York, N.Y. : Times Books, c1980. 1980

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The Oxford companion to the English language.



[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2018. 2018

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Pitfalls in the use of common words


Smith, Lloyd Edwin, 1902-1971.
Racine, Wisc. : New Era Library, c1934. 1934

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Rebel with a clause : tales and tips from a roving grammarian


Jovin, Ellen, author.
Boston : Mariner Books, [2022] 2022

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The regularity of the "irregular" verbs and nouns in English


Even-Simkin, Elena.
Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2013] 2013

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The right word in the right place at the right time : wit and wisdom from the popular "On language"


Safire, William, 1929-2009.
New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster, c2004. 2004

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Right, wrong, and risky : a dictionary of today's American English usage


Davidson, Mark, -2005.
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2006. 2006

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A short introduction to English usage


Lamberts, Jacob Justin, 1910-
New York, McGraw-Hill [1971, c1972] 1971

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Standard English the widening debate



London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. 1999

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Take my word for it : more On language


Safire, William, 1929-2009.
New York, N.Y. : Times Books, c1986. 1986

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Talking correctly for success : a practical guide to sounding "right" for business, professional and


Fisher, James A.
[S.l.] : Avant Publ. Co. ; Cincinnati, Ohio : distributed by Seven Hills Distributing Co., c1999. 1999

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Using English words


Corson, David, author.
Dordrecht, [Netherlands] : Springer Science+Business Media, 1995. 1995

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Varieties of modern English


Davies, Diane, author.
Oxfordshire, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2013. 2013

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Vex, hex, smash, smooch : let verbs power your writing


Hale, Constance.
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, c2012. 2012

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Weasel words


Howard, Philip, 1933-
New York : Oxford University Press, 1979, c1978. 1979

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What in the word? : wordplay, word lore, and answers to the peskiest questions about language


Elster, Charles Harrington.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Inc., c2005. 2005

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Who's whose? : a no-nonsense guide to easily confused words


Gooden, Philip, author.
London, [England] : Bloomsbury, 2004. 2004

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Words and their uses, past and present. A study of the English language.


White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885.
New York, Sheldon and company, 1872. 1872

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Wrestling with words and meanings : essays in honour of Keith Allan



Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, 2014. 2014

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Writing, grammar, and usage


O'Hearn, Carolyn.
New York : Macmillan, c1989. 1989

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