ERIC PARTRIDGE. EDITED BY JANET WHITCUT - Usage and Abusage. A Guide to Good English

London England, BCA, 1965. New Revised Edition, Binding: Cloth, Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardback Hardback. Language is everybody's business, and enters into almost every part of human life. Yet it is all too often misused: directness and clarity disappears in a whirl of cliches, euphemisms and wooliness of expression. This book wittily attacks linguistic abusage of all kinds, and at the same time offers constructive advice on the proper use of English.389 pp.