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Faulty diction : as corrected by the Funk & Wagnalls new Standard dictionary of the English language ; a brief statement of the general principles determining correctness in English speech and writing, with their application to some of the more common instances of violation and to some of the mooted questions regarding usage

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1917.
Call number: 489119
Creator: Funk & Wagnalls Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Wilmot Gordon, December 1987.
Dimensions: 16 cm
Associated people: Gordon, Wilmot,
Associated organization: Funk & Wagnalls Company,
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