Thomas S. Kane
Two broad assumptions underlie this book: (1) that writing is a rational activity, and (2) that it is a valuable activity. To say that writing is rational means nothing more than that it is an exercise of mind requiring the mastery of techniques anyone can learn. Obviously, there are limits: one cannot learn [...]
This book discusses current problems in English usage in an attempt to explain
the effects that particular expressions are likely to have on readers of serious
prose. The Guide covers the entire range of usage issues: traditional bugbears, emerging
controversies, confused words, distinctions of meaning, differences between scientific
and lay usage, words with controversial pronunciations, conventions of punctuation
and style, [...]
