From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a
wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the
English language most commonly encountered by editors and
writers. What is the difference between "immanent" and
"imminent"? What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the
difference between "acute" and "chronic"? What is the former
name of "Moldova"? What is the difference between a cardinal
number and an ordinal number? One of the English language's most
skilled writers answers these and many other questions and
guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. Covering
spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and
foreign names and phrases, "Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and
Editors" will be an indispensable companion for all who care
enough about our language not to maul, misuse, or contort it.
This dictionary is an essential guide to the wonderfully
disordered thing that is the English language. As Bill Bryson
notes, it will provide you with "the answers to all