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Sir Ernest Gowers

1880 - 1966

A senior British civil servant, Sir Ernest Gowers was the author of both Plain words (1948) and The ABC of plain words (1951). These two works he later combined and revised as The complete plain words (1954). He went on to revise H. W. Fowler's evergreen work Modern English usage (1965).

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  • Cover of: A dictionary of modern English usage

    First published in 1926 28 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryofmode1983fowl Cover of edition dictionaryofmod00fowl Cover of edition dictionaryofmode0000fowl_i1x2 Cover of edition dictionaryofmode00fowlrich Cover of edition dictionaryofmode0000fowl_q6h9 Cover of edition dictionaryofmode00fowl_0 Cover of edition dictionaryofmode0000fowl_q0c6
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  • Cover of: The complete plain words

    First published in 1954 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition completeplainwor0000gowe_k6f1 Cover of edition completeplainwor0000gowe_l6a5
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  • Cover of: Plain words: a guide to the use of English

    First published in 1948 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The complete plain words

    First published in 1954 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: ABC of plain words

    First published in 1951 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Plain Words

    First published in 2014 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Complete Plain Words (Pelican books) (Pelican)

    First published in 1975 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The complete plain words

    First published in 1962 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The complete plain words

    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: H. W. Fowler: the man and his teaching.

    First published in 1957 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A life for a life?: the problem of capital punishment

    First published in 1956 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The complete plain words

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  • Cover of: The Complete Plain Words (Reference Books)

    First published in 1987 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The complete words

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Gowers' Plain Words for Processors

    First published in 1997 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Plain words: their ABC.

    First published in 1954 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Life for Life? the Problems of Capital Punishment

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: H.W. Fowler: the man and his teaching.

    First published in 1957 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
English language, Vocabulary, Style, Terms and phrases, English language, style, English language, terms and phrases, English language, errors of usage, Anglais (Langue), Errors of usage, Style, literary, 428, Biography, Capital punishment, Dictionaries, Dictionary, Dictionnaires, Engels, English, English language, dictionaries, English language, usage, English language--usage, English language--usage--dictionaries, Grammarians, How-to and do-it-yourself, Idioms
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H. W. Fowler (1858-1933)

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Alternative names

  • Ernest Arthur Gowers, Sir G.C.B.
  • Ernest Gowers, Sir
  • Ernest Gowers
  • Gowers, Ernest Arthur Sir
  • Ernest Arthur, Sir Gowers
  • Gowers, Ernest Sir.

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September 24, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import