Garner's modern English usage
Book • 1998
Garner's Modern English Usage is a seminal work in the field of English usage and style.
First published in 1998 as 'A Dictionary of Modern American Usage', it has since been expanded to cover English more broadly.
The fourth edition, released in 2016, incorporates extensive use of corpus linguistics and Google Ngram data to provide empirical support for its recommendations.
The book includes thousands of entries, longer essays on key issues, and detailed explanations of word usage, grammar, and style.
It is praised for its balanced approach, avoiding both prescriptive dogma and descriptive relativism, and is considered an indispensable resource for writers, editors, and anyone serious about using English correctly and artfully.
First published in 1998 as 'A Dictionary of Modern American Usage', it has since been expanded to cover English more broadly.
The fourth edition, released in 2016, incorporates extensive use of corpus linguistics and Google Ngram data to provide empirical support for its recommendations.
The book includes thousands of entries, longer essays on key issues, and detailed explanations of word usage, grammar, and style.
It is praised for its balanced approach, avoiding both prescriptive dogma and descriptive relativism, and is considered an indispensable resource for writers, editors, and anyone serious about using English correctly and artfully.
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