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New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Author : Oxford Oxford Languages
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199570010
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors written by Oxford Oxford Languages and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A to Z guide for everyone who works with words. Drawing on the expertise of the Oxford Dictionaries department, it provides authoritative advice on those words and names which raise questions time after time because ofspelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and cultural or historical context. As well as lexical terms, there are many proper names 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, confusable words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations.It is an essential tool for writers, editors, publishers, journalists, and web editors, and together with New Hart's Rules and the New Oxford Spelling Dictionary forms the complete editorial reference set.

Oxford English Dictionary

Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195218893
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Oxford English Dictionary written by John A. Simpson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191578568
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. What is a ham-and-egger? What are Anglo-Saxon attitudes? Who or what is liable to jump the shark? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings you meet, whether in classic literature or today's news. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and language online resources, this dictionary covers classical and other mythologies, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. Extensive cross referencing makes it easy to trace specific information, while every page points to further paths to explore. A fascinating slice of cultural history, and a browser's delight from start to finish. What is the fog of war? Who first wanted to spend more time with one's family? When was the Dreamtime? How long since the first cry of Women and children first? Where might you find dark matter? Would you want the Midas touch? Should you worry about grey goo?

The Oxford Writers' Dictionary

Author : R. E. Allen
Publisher : OXFORD University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780192826695
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Writers' Dictionary written by R. E. Allen and published by OXFORD University Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you write council house or council-house, referendums or referenda, vice versa or vice-versa, razzmatazz, or razzamatazz, or razz-ma-tazz, or ...? This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of writing style and usage is an indispensable aid to writers, journalists, editors, publishers, and anyone who wishes to write correctly and effectively. * Straightforward guidance and rulings on problems of grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation * Broad coverage includes names of people and places, and foreign words and phrases * Helpful and informative on aspects of usage, such as capitalization and abbreviations

Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus

Author : Christine A. Lindberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195342840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus written by Christine A. Lindberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 25,000 word meanings and connotations are explained by more than 300,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonymns, 250 notes by well-known authors, and many sample sentences.

The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195135084
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style written by Bryan A. Garner and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and idiomatic phrases of American English.

The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States

Author : Linda Wagner-Martin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195132458
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (324 download)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States by : Linda Wagner-Martin

Download or read book The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States written by Linda Wagner-Martin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sumptuous selection of short fiction and poetry. . . . Its invitation to share the passion of women's voices characterizes the entire volume."--"USA Today."

The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Author : Robert M. Ritter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198662396
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors written by Robert M. Ritter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to provide a one-stop reference with comprehensive and helpful advice on a very broad range of issues encountered when writing or editing, either professionally or whilst studying. A completely expanded, revised, and updated version of the first edition, it presents the house style of Oxford University Press, drawing on the experience of the Dictionary Department and the Presss in-house academic desk editors. It gives clear advice on common spelling difficulties, names ofpeople and places, foreign words and phrases, abbreviations, and broad aspects of usage, including capitalization and punctuation.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199208271
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Oxford Writers' Dictionary

Author : R. E. Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Writers' Dictionary written by R. E. Allen and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations

Author : Peter Kemp
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198609520
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations written by Peter Kemp and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available as part of the Oxford Paperback Reference series, this new expanded edition of Peter Kemp's acclaimed collection illuminates the world of the writer, from classical literature to crime fiction and from the quill to the PC. Organized by subject, it includes topics ranging from Tools of the Trade and Writer's Block to Ghost Stories and Critics. Shakespeare, Shaw, and Johnson have their say, but authors also include Alice Munro on Illustration and Pushkin on Earning a Living, A. D. Hope on Fables and Fairytales, Rimbaud on Baudelaire and Harold Pinter on Omission. New themes in this edition include Graffiti and Epitaphs, and there are many more quotations by writers on other writers: Ben Okri on Cervantes, Walter de la Mare on Lewis Carroll, and Philip Roth on William Faulkner. The long uphill struggle in playwriting is getting to the top of page one. - Tom Stoppard I'd love to write a book a year, but I don't think I'd have any fans. - Donna Tartt Lads don't write novels. They're down the pub. - Martin Amis on Ladlit You reach an age when every sentence you write bumps into one you wrote thirty years ago. - John Updike Reading . . . is a strenuous and pleasurable contact sport. - Maureen Howard There were no innocent blondes in crime fiction. - Ed McBain Never make your publisher pay the postage is the first rule of literary life. - Julian Barnes

New Oxford Spelling Dictionary

Author : Maurice Waite
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780198608813
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book New Oxford Spelling Dictionary written by Maurice Waite and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary is a brand-new text, designed to offer both a quick reference for spelling and also an authoritative guide to recommended word breaks for line endings in printed text, whether on paper or in electronic form. Based on the latest Oxford Dictionaries' research, this text gives unambiguous guidance on spelling and form, including capitalization, hyphenation of compounds, UK and US spelling, and irregular inflections. It is an essential part of every writer's and editor's toolkit.

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199216819
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing written by Richard Dawkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory.This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whoseworks have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar - but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science.

New Hart's Rules

Author : Anne Waddingham
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199570027
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book New Hart's Rules written by Anne Waddingham and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'New Hart's Rules' is a brand-new text that brings the principles of the old text (first printed in 1893) into the 21st century, providing answers to questions of editorial style for a new generation of professionals.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation

Author : Elizabeth M. Knowles
Publisher : Oxford : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation written by Elizabeth M. Knowles and published by Oxford : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles over 10,000 quotations, proverbs, and phrases on over 350 themes, among them actors and acting, bores and boredom, elections, food and drink, kissing, madness, schools, taxes, the weather, and youth. Many are attributed, with reference to particular works, while others merely explain the meaning and sometimes the background. For example, a Carthaginian peace is a peace settlement that imposes very severe terms of the defeated side, and refers to the ultimate destruction of Carthage by Rome in the Punic Wars. A keyword index presents abbreviated versions to facilitate finding a particular, perhaps half remembered, quotation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Oxford Writers' Reference Pack

Author : Oxford Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198614272
Total Pages : 1504 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Writers' Reference Pack written by Oxford Staff and published by . This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 1504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New editions of three essential handbooks for writers and editors bundled together for the first time and at a great discount. Authoritative and comprehensive, New Hart's Rules, The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, and The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary are the indispensable desk guides for all writers and editors, and together form the complete editorial reference set. New Hart's Rules is the definitive guide to style for everyone who works with words. Following in the footsteps of the inimitable Hart's Rules (first printed in 1893, and published in thirty-nine editions), New Hart's Rules is a brand-new text giving authoritative and expert advice on all editorial aspects of creating text whether on paper or on line. Amongst other topics, the work covers layout and headings, hyphenation and punctuation, UK and US usage, bibliography, footnotes, illustrations, and indexing. It is an essential part of every writer's and editor's toolkit. New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A-Z guide for everyone who works with words. brand-new book provides authoritative advice on spellings of difficult and unusual words, variant forms, confusable words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations. An essential part of every editor's and writer's toolkit. The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary is a brand-new text, designed to offer both a quick reference for spelling and also an authoritative guide to recommended word breaks for line endings in text, whether on paper or in electronic form. Based on the latest Oxford Dictionaries' research, this text gives unambiguous guidance on spelling and form, including capitalization, hyphenation of compounds, UK and US spelling, and irregular inflections. It is an essential part of every writer's and editor's toolkit.

The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations

Author : Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations written by Fred R. Shapiro and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and law- related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This world also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures, and even song lyrics relating to American law. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. Each quote has been verified from the original sources. Includes an author index and a key word index. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the American legal system or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.