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Visual dictionary: The quest for the right word is eased considerably, at least for the visible world, with a visual dictionary. How do you find the name for the end of a shoelace (aglet or tag)? You need a picture of a shoe with its parts labeled. You may end up not using the word, after all how many readers will easily recognize what an aglet is? Ultimate Visual Dictionary, by Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 0756626064. What’s What, by David Fischer and Reginald Bragonier, Jr. Smithmark ISBN 0831794690. Out of print but available on line. Merriam Webster’s Visual Dictionary, Merriam Webster, ISBN 0877790515 |
Usage: Usage books discuss frequent mistakes (affect/effect, will/shall), gender neutral language (he/she/they, chairperson, etc.), and lengthier discussions of grammatical matters. Garner’s Modern American Usage, by Byron A. Garner. Second edition: ISBN 0195161912; first edition ISBN 0195078535, from $13.25. Dictionary of Modern English Usage, H. W. Fowler. Wordsworth Editions Ltd. ISBN 1853263184. |
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