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The Penguin dictionary for writers and editors /

Jacuzzi or jacuzzi? brussels sprouts or Brussels sprouts? Hapsburg or Habsburg? liquefied or Liquified? whodunit or whodunnit? bogey, bogie or bogy? Moslem or Muslim? V-E Day or V.E. Day? Written English is full of pitfalls and confusions, even for native speakers and writers of the language. Coveri...

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Main Author: Bryson, Bill
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Viking, 1991.
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