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| Author | Bryan A. Garner |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Style guide |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1998–2022 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 1,312 (fifth edition) |
| ISBN | 9780197599020 |
| Website | global |
Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU), written by Bryan A. Garner and published by Oxford University Press, is a usage dictionary and style guide (or 'prescriptive dictionary') for contemporary Modern English.[1] It was first published in 1998 as A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, with a focus on American English, which it retained for the next two editions as Garner's Modern American Usage (GMAU). It was expanded to cover English more broadly in the 2016 fourth edition, under the present title. The work covers issues of usage, pronunciation, and style, from distinctions among commonly confused words and phrases to notes on how to prevent verbosity and obscurity. In addition, it contains essays about the English language. An abridged version of the first edition was also published as The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style in 2000 and a similar version was published in The Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition in 2017. The latter includes three sections titled "Grammar", "Syntax" and "Word Usage", each with several subcategories.[2]
In a study that compared Garner's usage guide to Henry W. Fowler's, Robin Straaijer said that the two have many similarities. He pointed out that Garner (who had expressed his admiration for Fowler's work) had organized his book in a similar format and agreed with Fowler on many usage debates.[3]
- ^ Garner, Bryan A. (2016). Garner's Modern English Usage. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0190491482.
- ^ "The Chicago Manual of Style". www-chicagomanualofstyle-org.byu.idm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Straaijer, Robin (2018). "Modern English usage from Britain to America: Bryan Garner follows Henry Fowler from A Dictionary of Modern American English Usage to Garner's Modern English Usage". English Today. 34 (4): 39–47. doi:10.1017/S0266078418000317. ISSN 0266-0784. S2CID 150332935.