The Concise Usage and Abusage

action adjective adverb ambiguity American appear applied avoided become better called cause clauses colloquial common COMPARATIVES condition confused connotes correct corresponding dialect direct distinction doubt effect employed English error especially example expression fact fall FALSE feeling figurative formal former French frequent genitive gerund give hence idea implies important incorrect instance kind language latter less literary live look means merely MICHIGAN mind misused nature never Note noun object occasionally one's opposite original participle past perhaps person phrase plural political position possessive practice preferable preposition present question rare reason rule sense sentence short singular slang sometimes speak speech Standard style synonym term thing thought tion tive usage usual verb whereas wish words writing written wrong