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usages and conventions in Fowler's Modern English Usage
(second revised
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covered in these notes. Please note that manuscripts can only be
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Department of Government,
The London School of Economics and Political Science,
Houghton Street,
London WC2A 2AE,
UK.
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Exeter EX4 4RY,
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