usage

Provides information about one hundred words which are often mixed up or misused, such as baleful and baneful and pour and pore; and offers solutions for avoiding making mistakes when using them.

Discusses the differences between spoken and written English and suggests ways of improving the latter from the middle grades upward.

An alphabetical word list with entries defining the words and discussing their present usage, including idioms and prepositions used with them.

Introduces the French language by following the activities of the Noisette children in school. Includes puzzles, games, and songs as well as tips for pronunciation.

"This book revises, brings up to date, and consolidates (the author's) two earlier ones: A dictionary of usage and style and American usage.".

Presents a reprint of the classic guide to good grammar, originally published in 1934, in simple text with illustrations, including suggestions on how to speak politely and with good manners.

Labelled pairs of illustrations explore the plural forms of irregular nouns such as child/children, goose/geese, and leaf/leaves.

A guide to improving spoken and written English, covering how words work, avoiding the most common mistakes and pitfalls, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and more.

Provides information on how to avoid some of the most common grammar mistakes, with chapters that discuss pronouns, plurals, verbs, possessives, punctuation, cliches, and other tricky parts of the English language.