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Re: English usage( for technical and legal writing)

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From: Howard Kaikow
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 13:13
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The author has confirmed that:

 "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
is the abridged paperback version of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage,
which has about twice as much material."

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"Hugh Watkins" <hugh_watkins@net.dialog.dk> wrote in message
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> "Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@standards.com> wrote in message
news:9ren6p$lib$1@pyrite.mv.net...
> > I already have:
> >
> > 1. Fowler's Modern English Usage (2nd edition), revised and edited by
> > Gowers.
> > 2. Handbook of TECHNICAL WRITING (5th edition) by Brusaw, Alred, and
Oliu.
> >
> > I will definitely be getting Garner's Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
(2nd
> > edition)
> >
> > I'm looking for something more modern than Fowler.
> > Any opinions on the following, both by Bryan Garner?
> >
> > Published in 1998, Dictionary of Modern American Usage has 752 pages,
pages
> > are 9.58 x 6.82 inches.
> > Published in 2000, The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style has
480
> > pages,  pages are 8.19 x 5.47 inches.
> > --
> > Please post your response to the newsgroup. Do not email me a copy of
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> > message.
>
> do you have time to read 752 pages?
> plus 482
>
> read it quickly and remeber little
> slowly and get bored
>
> Hugh W
>
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=review+Dictionary+of+Modern+American+Us
age+
>
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=review+Oxford+Dictionary+of+American+Us
age+and+Style+&btnG=Google+Search
>
> let us know what the consensus is !
>
>
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From: "Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@standards.com>
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Subject: Re: English usage( for technical and legal writing)
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