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Sir Ernest Gowers

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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English non-fiction writer and civil servant

Born 1880
Died 1966

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  • Cover of: A dictionary of modern English usage

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  • Cover of: The complete plain words

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

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

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

    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Complete Plain Words (Pelican books) (Pelican)

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

    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Plain Words

    First published in 2014 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: H. W. Fowler: the man and his teaching.

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

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

    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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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
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  • Cover of: The complete words

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

    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The complete Plain words.

    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Life for Life? the Problems of Capital Punishment

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

    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Plain words: their ABC.

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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English non-fiction writer and civil servant

Born 1880
Died 1966

Subjects

English language, Style, Terms and phrases, Vocabulary, English language, style, English language, terms and phrases, English language, errors of usage, Errors of usage, Anglais (Langue), 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