usage

A handbook of advice on the proper use of the English language. Includes a section on vogue words that have acquired a power and influence beyond what they originally possessed.

An introduction to grammar that students should know before they enter high school. Uses stories to present grammar in context and has quizzes for reinforcement.

An alphabetically-arranged guide to correct English usage, with information on nuances of punctuation, the origin and use of slang terms, and shades of meaning in often misused words and phrases.

Contains the one hundred most mispronounced words in the English language, selected by the editors of the "American Heritage Dictionary," and presents each word in standard dictionary format, with added explanation regarding the correct pronunciation along with information about the history of misuse.