[lit-ideas] Re: Usage in the USA?
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:32:39 -0400
Eric Yost wrote:
"Perhaps someone can explain to me why the head of Random House Trade
Publishing editorial once told me to avoid the third edition of
_Fowler's Modern English Usage_ and stick to 'the excellent second
edition'?"
I was told by a linguistic purist that the third edition was too
descriptive and removed too much of Fowler's rather idiosyncratic style.
Personally, I use Garner's _Dictionary of American Usage and Style_.
To get a sense of the Usage debate, and the odd people involved, see
http://tinyurl.com/6y4ta
The article is quite long but might be an entertaining read for anyone
at all interested in language use.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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