Practical English usage /
Michael Swan
- 3rd ed.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005
- xxx. 658 p.
Intended as a self help reference guide for those learning English as a foreign language. Full of current everyday English showing correct and incorrect usage. Entries are arranged alphabetically by word or phrase and prefaced with a running number which links to the detailed index and to cross-references. Examples include: American English equivalents, puzzlers such as will/shall, understanding headlines, the meanings of prefixes and suffixes.