Project Gutenberg 2025-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 819 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 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 Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English language -- Great Britain -- Usage PE Text Category: Language & Communication 1058701 2025-09-30T03:38:02.576505 text/html 1022614 2025-02-21T23:40:17 text/html 605126 2025-09-30T03:38:20.853365 application/epub+zip 621660 2025-09-30T03:38:05.501456 application/epub+zip 460328 2025-09-30T03:38:03.963482 application/epub+zip 1151593 2025-09-30T03:38:29.839338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1102439 2025-09-30T03:38:19.259378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855159 2025-09-30T03:37:59.169475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 835284 2025-02-21T23:40:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16267 2025-09-30T03:38:30.009301 application/rdf+xml 7779 2025-09-30T03:38:04.271424 image/jpeg 1255 2025-09-30T03:38:04.119422 image/jpeg 677360 2025-09-30T03:38:02.654456 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia