Wilson Follett (1887 - 1963) was a writer, known now almost exclusively for his book
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Follett — can refer to:People* Barbara Follett, English politician * David Follett, director of the London Science Museum * James Follett, author/screenwriter * Ken Follett, author * Mary Parker Follett, management and political theorist * Rosemary Follett … Wikipedia
Follett's Modern American Usage — Infobox Book name = Modern American Usage image caption = author = Wilson Follett country = United States language = English series = subject = Style guide200| publisher = Hill Wang, The Noonday Press pub date = 1966 media type = pages = 436 isbn … Wikipedia
Dangling modifier — A dangling modifier, a specific case of which is the dangling participle,[1] is an error in sentence structure whereby a grammatical modifier is associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example, a … Wikipedia
Split infinitive — A split infinitive is an English language grammatical construction in which a word or phrase, usually an adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb. For example, a split infinitive … Wikipedia
Modern American Usage — may refer simply to modern usage (that is, contemporary usage or usage considered over recent decades or the modern era) of American English, or to the title of any of several well known or less well known books on the subject of American English … Wikipedia
novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; … Universalium
Newton Arvin — Born Frederick Newton Arvin August 25, 1900(1900 08 25) Valparaiso, Indiana Died March 23, 1963(1963 03 23) Northampton, Massachusetts Resting place Union Street/Old City Cemetery, Porter County, Indiana … Wikipedia
Stephen Crane — For the U.S. Continental Congress delegate, see Stephen Crane (delegate). Formal portrait of Stephen Crane taken in Washington, D.C., about March 1896 Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer,… … Wikipedia
Serial comma — Oxford comma redirects here. For the song by Vampire Weekend, see Oxford Comma (song). The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma or Harvard comma, and sometimes referred to as the series comma) is the comma used immediately before a… … Wikipedia
Garner's Modern American Usage — Author(s) Bryan A. Garner … Wikipedia
