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A Dictionary of Modern American Usage
by Bryan A. Garner
ISBN: 0195078535
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throw_away
· 2009-09-07 ·
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Garner's A Dictionary of Modern American Usage is a great dictionary filled with just the words we mess up (either through spelling or usage). I'm a word geek & find it interesting just to flip around reading entries.
http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Modern-American-Usage/dp/01...
http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Modern-American-Usage/dp/01...