Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Overview of Contents and How to Access Them
- A
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- F
- G
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- I
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- Appendix I International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols for English Sounds
- Appendix II Geological Eras
- Appendix III Perpetual Calendar 1901–2008
- Appendix IV International System of Units (SI Units)
- Appendix V Interconversion Tables for Metric and Imperial Measures
- Appendix VI Selected Proofreading Marks
- Appendix VII Formats and Styles for Letters, Memos and E-mail
- Appendix VIII Layout for Envelopes
- Appendix IX Currencies of the World
- Bibliography
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Overview of Contents and How to Access Them
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Appendix I International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols for English Sounds
- Appendix II Geological Eras
- Appendix III Perpetual Calendar 1901–2008
- Appendix IV International System of Units (SI Units)
- Appendix V Interconversion Tables for Metric and Imperial Measures
- Appendix VI Selected Proofreading Marks
- Appendix VII Formats and Styles for Letters, Memos and E-mail
- Appendix VIII Layout for Envelopes
- Appendix IX Currencies of the World
- Bibliography
Summary
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage is written for English-users in the twenty-first century. It takes a fresh look at thousands of questions of style and usage, embracing issues that are time-honored yet still current, as well as those newly arising as the language continues to evolve. Some of these come with electronic communication and online documentation, but there are numerous others among the more than 4000 headwords in the book.
At the threshold of the third millennium, English is more diverse than ever in all hemispheres. Research into “new Englishes” has flourished, supported by journals such as English World-Wide, World Englishes and English Today. At the same time, the quest for a single, international form for written communication becomes more pressing, among those aiming at a global readership. This book is designed to support both global and local communicators. It identifies regionalized elements of usage, grammar and style, with systematic attention to American and British English, and reference to Canadian, Australian and New Zealand English as well. It allows writers to choose styles and usage appropriate to their readership, according to how local or large it is. The local options help to establish and affirm regional identity within, say, North America or Great Britain. But communicating beyond those regions calls for reappraisal of the options, putting a premium on those with the widest distribution worldwide, ideally region-free.
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- The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. vii - ixPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004