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Fowler's?
Collins?
OED?


 
Posted : 12/06/2009 8:03 am
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I always use this one...

< http://dictionary.cambridge.org/>

btw.. Im not a qualified specialist on dictionaries or anything.

Kev


 
Posted : 12/06/2009 8:07 am
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Not many lexicographers around these days.

Cheers btw, but that's not really what i'm after.


 
Posted : 12/06/2009 8:16 am
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The Economist Style Guide is a good place to start an argument.

www.economist.com/research/styleguide

If you want to know if something belonging to Chipps is Chipps' or Chipps's this will tell you.

Clue - Chipps hasn't read it.


 
Posted : 12/06/2009 8:28 am
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Everyone should have a copy of Fowler's, even if just so you can choose to disagree with the old duffer (not to be confused with the new version which should be called Burchfield's). Chicago manual of style is also a standard (though 'mercan).

Guardian style guide also on line and quite useful.


 
Posted : 12/06/2009 9:49 am