Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage

A critically acclaimed guide to English usage. Includes 2,300 entries presenting the history, analysis, and recommendations regarding noted usage controversies. Covers words such as hopefully, impact, fulsome, flaunt/flout, equable/equitable, complement/compliment, between/among, flautist/flutist, and inflict/afflict. Can be a perfect reference/writing tool for homeschoolers and remote learners. Also covers such topics as double negatives and dangling modifiers and extensive coverage of collocations. Entries are illustrated with more than 20,000 quotations from prominent writers.