English usage( for technical and legal writing)

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From: Howard Kaikow
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:26

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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.
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