Download or read book The Oxford Guide to English Usage written by Andrew Delahunty and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those seeking advice on spelling, punctuation, grammar, pronunciation, or difficult and misused words - help is at hand! The Oxford Guide to English Usage sets out, clearly and directly, everything you need to know to speak and write better English. This fully revised and updated edition is a complete theme-by-theme guide to good English, pointing out pitfalls and how to avoid them. Quotations from authors ranging from Virginia Woolf to Malcolm Bradbury illustrate points of usage, and special sections cover clichés and varieties of English throughout the world.