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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Copyright page......Page 8
Preface to the Third Edition......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 17
Dedication, 1926......Page 18
Key to the Pronunciation......Page 19
Abbreviations and Symbols......Page 21
Bibliographical Abbreviations......Page 23
A (1)......Page 27
B (85)......Page 111
C (124)......Page 150
D (195)......Page 221
E (235)......Page 261
F (279)......Page 305
G (321)......Page 347
H (346)......Page 372
I (373)......Page 399
J (424)......Page 450
K (432)......Page 458
L (438)......Page 464
M (474)......Page 500
N (511)......Page 537
O (536)......Page 562
P (566)......Page 592
Q (642)......Page 668
R (649)......Page 675
S (684)......Page 710
T (761)......Page 787
U (801)......Page 827
V (817)......Page 843
W (831)......Page 857
X (859)......Page 885
Y (860)......Page 886
Z (863)......Page 889
Reviewers......Page 891
The general public......Page 892
a) particular examples......Page 893
The future of English......Page 894
Recent books......Page 895
Supplement......Page 896

The New Fowler's Modern English Usage [Rev. 3rd ed. / [edited] by R.W. Burchfield]
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