http://www.sinandsyntax.com/online-and-on-the-shelf/usage-guides/ An online salon for those who love wicked good prose. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sinandsyntax.com/online-and-on-the-shelf/usage-guides/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Constance Hale on the many meanings of "style" | Sin and Syntax Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:05:20 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntax.com/?p=310#comment-577 [...] (Usage, though, is different from style; it refers to the form or sense with which words and phrases are actually used in a community sharing a common language. For example, those in the know don’t confuse irritate and aggravate; they use the former for something that vexes, annoys or inflames and the latter for something that makes matters worse. For more on the difference between style and usage, see my list of style guides and usage manuals. [...] [...] (Usage, though, is different from style; it refers to the form or sense with which words and phrases are actually used in a community sharing a common language. For example, those in the know don’t confuse irritate and aggravate; they use the former for something that vexes, annoys or inflames and the latter for something that makes matters worse. For more on the difference between style and usage, see my list of style guides and usage manuals. [...]

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