F.G. Fowler était un écrivain anglais spécialisé dans la langue anglaise, la grammaire et son usage. Son travail mettait l'accent sur la précision et la clarté de la langue. Il était connu pour son dévouement à l'application correcte des mots et des structures.
A thoroughly revised edition of this famous dictionary for home, office, and school use. Expanded and largely rewritten, with many more words and phrases given separate articles, and definitions written in clear, straightforward style.
The Classic First Edition
The classic original edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, first published in 1911 in a beautifully reproduced facsimile edition with a new introductory essay by David Crystal.
Based on the Oxford English dictionary and its supplements.
This edition of H.W. Fowler's "Modern English Usage" is taken from the 1926 publication and provides a guide to the expression with clarity and precision of both the spoken and written word.
This work contains sections on vocabulary, punctuation and "airs and graces" as well as contentious syntactical sections.
Based on the Oxford Dictionary
A thorough survey of current English (95,000 entries and l50,000 definitions), with extensive coverage of phrases, idioms and abbreviations, and generous treatment of scientific, technical, literary and notable archaic words.
The leading pocket-sized dictionary in the English-speaking world is now available in a user-friendly ninth edition.
