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New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors

AUTHOR Oxford Languages; Oxford; Ritter, R. M.
PUBLISHER Oxford University Press (10/01/2014)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A to Z guide for anyone who works with words.
Endorsed by the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, it offers invaluable support on 25,000 words that most frequently cause writers or editors confusion. Drawing on the expertise of Oxford Languages, it provides authoritative advice on words and names which continuously raise questions because of spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and cultural or historical context. As well as lexical terms, proper names are included: from place names and personal names to names of institutions, literary references, and books of the Bible. Entries give full coverage of recommended spellings, variant forms, misused words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations.
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ISBN-13: 9780199570010
ISBN-10: 0199570019
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0002
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Page Count: 448
Carton Quantity: 16
Product Dimensions: 4.60 x 1.30 x 6.90 inches
Weight: 0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: GB
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BISAC Categories
Reference | Dictionaries
Reference | Word Lists
Dewey Decimal: 423
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014936249
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The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A to Z guide for anyone who works with words.
Endorsed by the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, it offers invaluable support on 25,000 words that most frequently cause writers or editors confusion. Drawing on the expertise of Oxford Languages, it provides authoritative advice on words and names which continuously raise questions because of spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and cultural or historical context. As well as lexical terms, proper names are included: from place names and personal names to names of institutions, literary references, and books of the Bible. Entries give full coverage of recommended spellings, variant forms, misused words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations.
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