Project Gutenberg 2025-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 578 Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson) 1858 1933 Fowler, Henry Watson Fowler, F. G. (Francis George) 1870 1918 Fowler, Francis George The King's English Second edition $aLondon :$bOxford at the Clarendon Press, $c1924. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_English Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The King's English" by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler is a guide on English language usage written in the early 20th century. This work aims to address the common blunders in grammar and style, providing examples from various authors and publications. The Fowler brothers focus on principles that promote clarity and simplicity in writing, encouraging writers to prefer familiar and concrete expressions over complicated and obscure language. The opening of the book lays out the authors' rationale for its creation, explaining that many writers avoid grammar and composition books due to their exhaustive nature. Instead, the Fowlers propose a methodology that highlights frequent mistakes seen in contemporary writing, using real examples to illustrate these points. The first chapter introduces general principles for vocabulary selection, advocating for straightforward choices that enhance comprehension. They assert that effective communication hinges on using clear, direct language that resonates with readers, cautioning against pretentious or unnecessarily complex terminology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/kingsenglish0000hwfo_i3r6/page/n5/mode/2up 20230826093553fowler 1924 GB en English language -- Great Britain -- Usage PE Text Browsing: Language & Communication 1058701 2025-02-28T22:14:48.240528 text/html 1022614 2025-02-21T23:40:17 text/html 605152 2025-02-28T22:15:08.390460 application/epub+zip 621717 2025-02-28T22:14:51.520501 application/epub+zip 460384 2025-02-28T22:14:49.808549 application/epub+zip 1151615 2025-02-28T22:15:18.384365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1102437 2025-02-28T22:15:06.679475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855159 2025-02-28T22:14:44.662644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 835284 2025-02-21T23:40:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14603 2025-02-28T22:15:18.556375 application/rdf+xml 7779 2025-02-28T22:14:50.143501 image/jpeg 1255 2025-02-28T22:14:49.976507 image/jpeg 677361 2025-02-28T22:14:48.325544 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia