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Book Description Providing an indispensable new A-Z
reference to English usage for the twenty-first century, this guide
covers more than 3000 points of word meaning, spelling, punctuation,
grammar and style on which students, teachers, writers and editors
regularly require guidance. It also addresses larger issues of
inclusive language, and effective writing and argument, and provides
guidance on grammatical terminology. Based on large international
corpora, it differentiates clearly between U.S., U.K., Canadian and
Australian usage and offers up-to-date, objective advice presented
in readable, accessible terms. Pam Peters is a Professor of
Linguistics at Macquarie University where she also serves as
Director of Macquarie University's Dictionary Research Center. She
is the author of several books on English usage, including Cambridge
Australian English Style Guide (Cambridge,
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