This work, based on the latest edition of Fowler's 'Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage', offers the best available advice on English usage in an accessible quick-reference format. Drawing on the resources of Oxford's English Dictionaries language monitoring programme, it provides clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. Jeremy Butterfield has revised the text to reflect the usage practices and concerns of the 21st century.