Harper's Magazine
April, 2001
Tense Present
Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage
Author: David Foster Wallace
Discussed in this essay:
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, by Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 1998. 723 pages. $35.
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, by H. W. Fowler. Oxford University Press, 1926. Rev. by Sir Ernest Gowers, 1965. 725 pages.
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, by Steven Pinker. William Morrow and Company, 1994. 494 pages.
Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, E. W. Gilman, ed. Merriam-Webster Inc., 1989. 978 pages.
Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English, by Eric Partridge. Hamish Hamilton, 1957.392 pages.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Philip Gore, ed. G. & C. Merriam Company, 1961. 2,662 pages.
Dilige et quod vis fac.
— ST. AUGUSTINE
April, 2001
Tense Present
Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage
Author: David Foster Wallace
Discussed in this essay:
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, by Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 1998. 723 pages. $35.
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, by H. W. Fowler. Oxford University Press, 1926. Rev. by Sir Ernest Gowers, 1965. 725 pages.
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, by Steven Pinker. William Morrow and Company, 1994. 494 pages.
Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, E. W. Gilman, ed. Merriam-Webster Inc., 1989. 978 pages.
Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English, by Eric Partridge. Hamish Hamilton, 1957.392 pages.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Philip Gore, ed. G. & C. Merriam Company, 1961. 2,662 pages.
Dilige et quod vis fac.
— ST. AUGUSTINE
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