Очень хорошая и весьма познавательная радиопостановка (BBC - 2006), посвященная всем нам известному человеку - чьи словари здесь скачиваются одним махом. Собственно говоря, пьеса является как бы воображаемыми уроками – самыми настоящими уроками, вы найдете там все, о чем читали! - с любовью и мягким юмором. The Word Man Chris Harrald's vivid and imaginative play about Henry Fowler, the creator of the Concise Oxford Dictionary and Fowler's Modern English Usage. Celebrating the beauty of language, the joy of words and the wonder of finding love later in life, this is a witty and erudite comic romance.
In this classic reference book the Fowler brothers illustrate by example all the commonly-made blunders of English usage and guide the reader to improved expression and style. If Dickens had owned a copy of The King's English for example, he would not have written ""your great ability and trustfulness;"" he would have recognized the malapropism and realized that the context demanded trustworthiness. Written with the good sense and liveliness that is characteristic of the Fowlers, this work has given generations of students, scholars, and professional writers the solutions to problems of grammar and style
This classic text has become the standard work on the correct but natural use of English and has ensured that Fowler is a household name. Written in Fowler's inimitable style, it gives clear guidance on usage, word formation, inflexion, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation, and typography. It includes advice on using: that, which or who; working and stylish words; worn-out humour; hybrids and malformations. Witty and practical, it remains an invaluable source of useful guidance on the correct use of English.
Since its first publication in 1926, this world famous guide to English usage has come to be known affectionately simply as `Fowler'. Journalists, broadcasters, and writers of all kinds have turned to it whenever they have required definitive judgements on all matters of English usage. Taking account of the extensive changes in standard English over the last 20 years, 'Fowler' has been written afresh and expanded by Robert Burchfield, the distinguished Oxford lexicographer.