THE Oxford Dictionary for Writers & Editors provides you with quick, clear answers to the queries you are most likely to raise as a writer or editor—whether professionally, in your studies, or for pleasure.

For almost a century this classic reference book has been an indispensable source for those who deal with the written word, offering succinct advice on common conundrums. Now completely updated, expanded, and revised, it draws on the unrivalled resources of Oxford’s Dictionary Department and in-house editorial staff to offer guidance on words from an enormous range of topics, sources, and disciplines.

Also included in this new edition are appendices setting out the standard symbols used in proofreading, mathematical and logic symbols, transliteration, and a guide to accents and diacritical marks.

Readership: All those who uses the English language professionally or in their studies—for example writers, editors, copy editors, proofreaders, journalists, technical writers, or anyone writing a thesis or other work for examination or publication. Invaluable for media studies, journalism, and publishing courses at university or college, as well as for professional proofreading and editing courses.

Coverage includes concise, clear, easy-to-follow advice on:

Common spelling difficulties

hairdrier or hairdryer? supersede or supercede?

Queries on hyphenation and punctuation

Is it brothers in law or brothers-in-law or brother-in-laws? dos and don’ts or do’s and don’t’s?

Abbreviations

Including q.v., ATM, GmbH, tRNA, and usw.

Foreign words and phrases

Would you use laisser-faire or laissez faire, or laissez-faire? What do ibidem and mutatis mutandis mean?

 

Confusable

What is the difference between impassible and impassable, or mana and manna?

 

Spelling and style differences between British and US English

All are highlighted, including pyjamas/pajamas and endive/chicory

 

People and places

Strasburg, Strasbourg, or Strassburg? Is it Peter Paul Reubens or Peter Paul Rubens?

 

Unusual terms

What does Noveboracensian or wayzgoose mean? What is the difference between retroussé and repoussé, or tequila and mescal?

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416 pages, 234 × 156 mm (9.52 × 6.46 inches)
Hardback, ISBN 0-19-866239-4

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