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Originally Posted by BookCat
I'm British and the problem with Fowler's is that it's very difficult to use as a reference tool but not a book one could happily read beginning to end. It is fine for 'dipping into' during bored moments. The best easy reference for good English that I have is: "The Good English Guide; English Usage in the 1990s" compiled and written by Godfrey Howard. You could probably pick this up from Amazon second hand; although it's old, Shrunk and White's book is older.
Until you pointed this out, I was unaware that S and W were American.
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Strunk and White's book is fairly old too. E.B. White wrote many books including "Charlotte's Web" and "Chicken Little." Back when he was in college one of his Prof's was William Strunk and yrs later (after Prof. Strunk had died) Mr. White was asked to update "The Elements of Style."And that's why it's known as Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style" today.
