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Fowler Book Competition *** Special prize for a referral sale ***We have two new Fowler books: The New Fowler's Modern English Usage and The Warden of English to give away to the first two word enthusiasts who sends us a referral that purchases an Oxford English Dictionary or the Management Series volumes. Who can play: This competition is only available for current and past customers of eLearnAid.com. Rules: The winner of this competition will be the first two persons who send us an email to competition@elearnaid.com with the name and contact information of someone they have referred to our website who then purchases the Management Series volumes or an Oxford English Dictionary product: either the OED CD-ROM version or the OED 20-volume set. Your email should have enough information in it to match it with an incoming order and to identify you so we can send you your prize. If you refer two new customers, you are eligible to win both books. If you prefer one of the books over the other, please specify in your email which you would prefer. Prize: The prize is a new copy of The New Fowler's Modern English Usage or The Warden of English which are both valued at $30.00. There is only one book of each title. Shipping: We will ship these prizes free to anyone inside the continental USA. We will give a $4.00 credit towards shipment of each prize to anyone outside the continental USA. Time period: This competition runs from 1 September 2001 through 30 September 2001 or until someone wins the prize. Both the referral email as well as the purchase must be made within this time period. Notification: We will notify you by email if you are the winner of a prize, so we can make arrangements to ship it to you. We'll also post the winner's name on our website. Disclaimers: We are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries, messages, or mail; unavailable network connections; failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; online failures; hardware, software or other technical malfunctions or disturbances; or any other communications failures or circumstances affecting, disrupting or corrupting your entry in any manner including without limitation, receipt of entries or entrants ability to participate in the sweepstakes, or winner notification, or winner response to notification. In other words... if we don't get it, you're not entered. The New Fowler's Modern English Usage Third Edition Revised H. W. FOWLER Revised by R. W. BURCHFIELD A newly revised edition of one of the most popular language guides "Fowlers" has sold over a million copies over seven decades. For this new revision, eminent lexicographer Robert Burchfield has rewritten or otherwise enhanced hundreds of entries and has added twenty-four new entries in a special supplement. The volume remains the classic guide to English usage worldwide. Users will find practical help with grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words; clear guidance on usage offered in light of the language of the 1990s, with many new insights into how English is used today; in-depth coverage of both British and American English, together with aspects of the English of Australia; and wide-ranging illustrative examples, including samples from an international selection of newspapers, journals, and periodicals, as well as from well-known authors such as Martin Amis, Anita Brookner, Ruth Rendell, and John Updike. Whether you have a question about split infinitives, unattached participles, political correctness, or so on, you will find a clear and reliable answer here. A charming blend of information and good humor, The New Fowler's Modern English Usage offers advice and background information on all aspects of English language, from grammar to spelling to literary style. It is a godsend for writers, broadcasters, journalists, and anyone else who wants to write and speak well. Hailed by The Chicago Tribune as "the greatest living lexicographer," Robert Burchfield was the Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1971 to 1984. He is now an Emeritus Fellow of St Peter's College at Oxford University. 1010 pages. ISBN 0-19-860263-4 The Warden of English The Life of H.W. Fowler JENNY MCMORRIS The first full biography of H.W. Fowler, author of the revered Modern English Usage. This poignant biography of H.W. Fowler appears on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his Modern English Usage, a work revered by writers everywhere. Based on meticulous research into previously unpublished letters and the Oxford University Press archives, this book brings to life a complex yet fascinating man. McMorris explores the dogged work and the flurry of controversy and critical contention surrounding Fowler's work on The King's English and Modern English Usage. But McMorris also illuminates Fowler the man, who helped raise seven siblings, abandoned a prestigious post as schoolmaster to write in a cottage by the sea, and found true love and a devoted marriage at 50. Though considered a god among lexicographers, Fowler was self-deprecating to the point of sending money back to Oxford University Press when he felt he had been overpaid. And he coped calmly in the face of tragedy, writing cheerful letters days after losing an eye, and energetically nursing his wife through a fatal illness. Painstakingly thorough and delightfully readable, The Warden of English takes us inside the world of early twentieth-century literary publishing, as it chronicles the life of a giant of lexicography. "A generous, sympathetic biography of a shy scholar (1858-1933) whose Modern English Usage (1926) earned him a prominent place in the pantheon of language mavens.... An amiable account of a gentle man whose greatest love was language." --Kirkus Reviews "McMorris illuminates not only Fowler's life but also his work and the difficulties and controversies that surrounded it...McMorris' well-researched book will appeal to the same audience...as Simon Winchester's Professor and the Madman." --Booklist Jenny McMorris is the Archivist for the Oxford English Dictionaries at Oxford University Press. 320 pages. 0-19-866254-8 |