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The New Oxford American Dictionary

Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

Garner's Modern American Usage

ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY

OPERATION MANUAL

MODEL

PW-E550

Page

• Getting Started ............................................................................ 2

• Using the New Oxford American Dictionary ............................ 14

• Using the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English .... 18

• Using Garner's Modern American Usage ............................... 20• Using the Super jump function ................................................ 22

• Using the History function ....................................................... 24

• Using the Calculator function .................................................. 25

• Using the Converter function ................................................... 26

• Appendices .............................................................................. 28

• Introductions to the Dictionaries .............................................. 31

• Product Support ....................................................................... 52



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IntroductionThank you for purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionary, model PW-E550.

The PW-E550 contains data based on the following dictionaries (see page 4):• The New Oxford American Dictionary• Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English• Garner's Modern American Usage

After reading this manual, store it in a convenient location for future reference.

NOTICE• SHARP will not be liable nor responsible for any incidental or consequential

economic or property damage caused by misuse and/or malfunction of thisproduct and its peripherals, unless such liability is acknowledged by law.

• The specification of this product and its accessories, as well as informationprovided in this manual, is subject to change without prior notice.

CAUTION• Do not carry the PW-E550 in the back pocket of slacks or trousers.• Do not apply excessive physical pressure on the LCD panel because the

glass material may break.• Do not drop the PW-E550 or apply excessive force to it. Bending the unit

unduly can damage it.• Do not subject the PW-E550 to extreme temperatures. Do not expose theunit to an extremely humid or dusty environment.

• Do not apply extreme force when pressing the keys.• Sharp or hard objects can scratch and damage the unit. Make sure it is

adequately protected when carried with other objects.• Since the unit is not waterproof, do not use it or store it where fluids can

splash onto it. Raindrops, water spray, juice, coffee, steam, perspiration, etc.will also cause malfunction.

• Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use solvents.

• Use only a SHARP approved service facility.

NOTES• Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in

certain other countries.• All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered

trademarks of their respective holders.

FOR YOUR RECORDS...For your assistance in reporting this product in case of loss or theft, pleaserecord the model number and serial number (located on the bottom of theunit) below.

Please retain this information.Model Number

Serial Number

Date of Purchase

Place of Purchase





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Getting StartedUsing the PW-E550 for the first timeBe sure to perform the following operations before using the PW-E550 for the firsttime.

1. Set the battery replacement switch on the bottomof the unit to the ‘REPLACE BATTERY’ position.

2. Remove the battery cover.

3. Insert the battery. Make sure the battery polarityis correct.

4. Replace the battery cover.

5. Set the battery replacement switch to the‘NORMAL OPERATION’ position.

6. Open the unit and press o toturn the power on.

The LCD contrast screen will appear.

• Should a different screen appear,

follow the reset procedure on page29.

• If the power cannot be turned on:

• Make sure the battery replacement switch is placed at the ‘NORMALOPERATION’ position, then press o again.

• If the power still cannot be switched on, try following steps 1 through 6 in the

above procedure again.7. Adjust the LCD contrast by using [

], and press e.

The key sound on/off screen willappear.

8. Select Y or N to turn the key soundon/off.

The main menu screen will appear.

• The LCD contrast and the key soundsettings can be adjusted later in theSet-up menu.



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Turning the power on/off

The power can be switched on by pressing the keys listed below.To turn off the power, press o.

Keyo

m

dt g

sa

Display status upon star t-upRestores the display as it was before the unit was switched off(Resume function).

The main menu screen appears.

The main display of each dictionary and/or function appears (Direct-on function)

Auto power off function

To save the battery, the PW-E550 will automatically turn its power off if no keyoperations are detected for a set period of time. The initial activation interval setting

is 5 minutes, but it can be adjusted by following the directions on page 12.

Key notation used in this manual

• All keys are framed (A, for instance); exceptions are found in the Calculatorsection, where the numeral entries are shown with real numbers.

• Keys are often assigned with more than one function. The appropriate key/

function will be shown according to the input status.

<Example 1>

will be shown as either ‘Q’, ‘1’ or ‘1’ depending on the input status.

<Example 2>

will be shown as either ‘G’ or ‘+’ depending on the input status.

• The functions indicated with green typeface are second functions. Press andrelease ^, then press an appropriate key.

<Example 1>

^ l directs to press and release ^, then press l (f).^ w directs to press and release ^, then press w (<).

To attach a commercially available strap

A carrying strap can be attached, as shown in the picture below (strap notincluded).

Caution:

• Do not swing the unit by the strap, or use excessiveforce to pull the strap. Doing so will cause amalfunction or hardware damage to the unit.

Back of the unit



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Data contained in the PW-E550

The dictionary data contained in this unit are based on the following dictionaries:

• New Oxford American Dictionary © Oxford University Press 2001

• The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English © Oxford University Press1999

• Garner's Modern American Usage © Bryan A. Garner 2003

* All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the priorpermission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted bylaw, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organiza-

tion. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above shouldbe sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press.

* The data includes some words that are, or are asserted to be, proprietary namesor trademarks. Their inclusion does not imply that they have acquired for legalpurposes a nonproprietary or general significance, nor is any other judgmentimplied concerning their legal status. In cases where the editor has someevidence that a word is used as a proprietary name or trademark, this is

indicated by the designation ‘trademark’, but no judgment concerning the legalstatus of such words is made or implied thereby.

• The data content of each Dictionary is mostly retained faithful to the original.However, some sections of the dictionary contents have had to be altered due tothe limitations of the LCD display and for other reasons; these modifications havebeen implemented under the provisions of the publisher(s). In some rare cases,misspellings and/or mistypings may be found; these are ‘errors’ that have beenretained unmodified from the source Dictionaries.

Note:

• For full information on the contents of the dictionaries, see Introductions onpages 31–51.

• This product does not contain most of the appendix data (including the preface,etc.) found in the book version.

• The product does not contain illustrations and photographs found in the bookversion.



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Menu key

Clear key

Font size shift key

Page scroll key

Layout

Back space key

Cursor keys

Enter key

Escape key

Power on/off key

Display symbols(Refer to the next page for details)

Dictionary/functionselection key

2nd function key

Utility keys for Dictionaries

Display



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This symbol will be displayed when the battery level is low. Promptlyreplace the old battery with a new one.

Indicates that the key sound (beep) is set to ON.

Indicates that ^ has been pressed.

These arrows suggest that more contents can be browsed by scrolling up/ down the window.

{ } : Press to scroll up/down per text row.< > : Press to scroll up/down per visible window.

Note:

• In this manual, symbols are not shown in the display examples.

• Certain symbols may appear on the display only when the LCD contrast is set todark. Please ignore these symbols as they are not used by this product.

Operation guidance message

A brief guidance message may appear at the bottom of the screen to help youutilise functions more effectively.

: Opens the input screen for the New Oxford American Dictionary

: Opens the input screen for the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current

English

: Opens the input screen for Garner's Modern American Usage

: Opens the input screen for the spell checker

: Opens the calculator function screen

: Opens the history list of each Dictionary

: Brings up a ‘digest’ view of descriptions

: Initiates a definition search of a term in a detailed view of each Dictionary

: Selects a Note icon in the detailed view

: 2nd function keyActivates the second function (printed in green) assigned to the next keypressed.

Key assignments Display symbols



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Basic Operation

Inputting words for a dictionary search

In this section, the basic search operation is described. For details, refer to the

manual chapter for each dictionary.<Example>

Find definitions of ‘sharp’ in the New Oxford American Dictionary .

1. Press d to display the inputscreen for the New Oxford American

Dictionary , then input ‘sha’. The entries

starting with ‘sha’ is listed.

2. Enter ‘rp’ to complete the spelling. Thelist is narrowed down further.

3. While the ‘ ’ indication is visible on the left of ‘sharp’, press e.

• Press f to go back to the previous view.

• Press ^ l to list the headwords in the New Oxford American

Dictionary .

Note:

• To learn different searching methods from those above, refer to the manualchapter for each dictionary.

Selecting a dictionary / function in the main menu

Press m.

The main menu appears.

• Select an item by its index number

using the number keys (1 through5). The initial screen of the selecteditem appears.

• The desired item can also be selected by using the { } keys, followed bypressing the e key.



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Filter search view: selecting an item; scrolling

Press d, then type A, and B.

‘ab’ is entered, and words starting from‘ab’ listed.

Selecting each entry

Use } { to place the cursor (indicated as ‘ ’ on the left of the listed items) atthe desired entry, then press e. The detailed view of the entry appears.

Scrolling the view

Refer to the section ‘Scrolling the view’ in the previous section, ‘List view: selectingan item; scrolling’.

List view: selecting an item; scrolling

Press d to display the initial screenof the New Oxford American Dictionary ,then press e. The list view of the

New Oxford American Dictionary appears.

Selecting an item or a word

Use the corresponding number key to the index number on the left of each item, oruse the { or } key to place the cursor on the desired item, followed by pressing

the e key.

Scrolling the view

‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left side of the screen, indicating that moreinformation can be browsed by scrolling up/down the view.

1) Press } once to scroll down one text row. To scroll back one text row, press {once.

2) Press > to scroll down a page. Press < to scroll the page up.

• Press and hold these keys to continuously scroll the lines/pages.



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12 dot-based (default) 9 dot-based

Detailed view: scrolling

Pressd, then typeA, ande.

The detailed view with definitions appears.

Browsing contents above/below the screen

‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left

side of the screen, indicating that more

information can be browsed byscrolling up/down the view. Use} {or> <.

Scrolling up/down to the previous/next entry header

Press^ n to show the next entry header. To show the previous entry

header, press^ w.

Other useful keys

f: Restores the previous view

b: Shows the input screen of each Dictionary or the initial display of a

function

^ l: Shows the list view starting from the previously displayed header

Shifting the displayed character size (z)

Press thez key to shift the character size to be displayed.

12 dot-based (vertical pixel resolution) or 9 dot-based characters can be selected.

For instance, pressz to display the 12 dot characters to 9 dot characters.

Pressz again to toggle back the displayed characters to 12 dot-base.

• The character size setting will be retained until the next timez is pressed.

• Thez key is functional in the following views:

• The list view, detailed view, filter search view or Quick view of each Dictionary

• The Super jump window

• The contents of the Note

Recalling the terms previously searched (h)

The history of up to 30 items in each dictionary is automatically stored, and can be

recalled easily by selecting the word in the history list. (For more information, see

page 24.)



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Browsing Notes (r)

A Note icon ( ) may appear in the detailed view. This indicates that a note canbe selected to view extra information (additional information, usage note, etc.) ofthe entry.

Press r to select the icon. If more than one icon is visible, then the topmosticon will be selected, and use the } { ] [ keys to select the desired icon ifnecessary, then press e to view the contents.

To exit, press f twice. The first push of the f key closes the contents view,then the second deselects the icon.

<Example>

Browse the Note contents of ‘earth’ in the New Oxford American Dictionary .1. Open the detailed view of ‘earth’.

• The symbol ‘ ’ in front of ‘earth’

means that the word has a Note.

2. Use the > key or } key to scrolldown the view so that a Note icon willbe visible.

3. Press r. The Note icon will beselected (reversed).

4. Press e. The contents of theNote is displayed.

Listing a summary of detailed view items (q)

The Quick view function suppresses some examples and additional information,and lists the main sections and senses from each detailed view entry. Use thisfunction to browse quickly through the summary of an entry.

<Example>1. In the detailed view shown on page 9,

press q.

The Quick view screen appears.

2. While the relevant sense or section is on the screen, select the desired item bythe index number. The detailed view of the selected sense/section appears.

• Press q in the Quick view to display the detailed view.

Searching a word on the screen (v)

A word or jump icon ( ) in the detailed view can be selected for searching. (Formore information, see page 22.)



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Note:

Using the r key will display the following:

• The New Oxford American Dictionary

• Usage notes

• Additional (boxed) information

• Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

• Additional information

• Garner’s Modern American Usage

• Additional information

Set-up MenuPress m to display the main menu,then press 5. The set-up menu appears.

Select a desired item to change the setting.

• To delete the history list, see page 24.

Setting the key sound on/offThe key sound (a short audible beep when a key is pressed) can be set to on or off.

1. Press m, 5, then 1, to toggle the key sound on or off.

A splash message appears to indicate the change of setting, then the mainmenu will be displayed.



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Setting the Auto power off activation time

This product automatically turns its power off to save the battery. The auto power offtime is set to five minutes by default.

1. Press m, 5, then 2.

The Auto power off setting screenappears.

2. Use the {, }, [ and ] keys to place the check mark on the desiredduration, then press e.

The time will be set, then the main menu will be displayed.

Adjusting the LCD contrast

Select this menu item to adjust the LCD contrast.

1. Press m, 5, then 3.

2. To adjust the LCD contrast, use the [ (Lighter) key or ] (Darker) key, thenpress e to return to the main menu.

Starting Auto Demo mode

Activate the Auto demo for a guided tour through the key features of the product.

1. Press m, 5, then 5, to start the Auto demo mode.

• Press f or e to end the Auto demo mode and return to the mainmenu.

Word Entry for search

fast food fastfood

weak-kneed weakkneed

let's lets

either/or eitheror

a.m. am

Inputting CharactersMethods of inputting characters are described in this section.

Character entry

A simple example of inputting characters is shown below.<Example>

Enter a word ‘clear’ for search.

1. Press d to open the input screen of the New Oxford American Dictionary .

2. Type ‘clear’.

On the keyboard, press C, L, E,

A, then R.

Note:

• While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens,

apostrophes, slashes, and periods.<Example>



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AC ac

UK uk


4WD fourwd

A5 afive

• Convert uppercase letters to lowercase.

<Example>

• Spell out the numbers when applicable.

<Example>

• Enter ‘and’ instead of ‘&’.

• To enter ‘£’, place ‘l’ instead.

• When searching for a word with accented characters (such as ‘ü’, ‘á’, etc.), entertheir unaccented equivalents via the keypad (such as ‘u’, ‘a’, etc.).

Modifying entry

Deleting unnecessary characters

<Example>

1. Press d to open the input screen of the New Oxford American Dictionary .

2. Type ‘external’.

3. While the cursor is at the end of the string, press ( three times to delete ‘nal’.

4. Next, press [ three times to move thecursor under the letter ‘t’.

5. Press ( once to delete a character on the left of cursor. ‘x’ will be deleted.

Adding characters

<Example>

6. In the above example, press N toinsert a letter ‘n’ on the left of the

cursor. The search will be narrowedwith the word ‘enter’.

Note:

• Press b to delete all characters entered.





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Phrase searchTo search for idioms or phrasal verbs, enter no more than three words in the inputfield. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for.

<Example>

Search for a phrase containing ‘take’ and ‘care’.

1. Press d to open the New Oxford American Dictionary .

Press } once to place the cursor at the ‘Phrase search’, then press e.

The input screen of the Phrase search appears.

2. Input ‘take’, press }, followed by‘care’.

To input more than one word, inputeach word in the separate input field.Use the } { keys to move thecursor. Each input field can accommo-date up to 24 characters.

3. Press e.

A list of phrases containing the words appears.If no matching phrase is found, then a message ‘Not Found!’ will momentarily bedisplayed.

4. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number key(s). The definition ofthe selected phrase is displayed.

• Press f to return to the previous view.

• Press ^ l to list the index of phrases containing the words.

• To search for a new phrase, simply begin inputting new words, or press bto go back to the input screen to start a new search.

Crossword solverUse a wildcard character ‘?’ to search for words with ambiguous spellings. Place theappropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to bedetermined.

<Example>Find a matching word for a query ‘ma???n’.


Press the } key twice to place the cursor at the ‘Crossword solver’, then presse.

The Crossword solver's input screen appears.

2. Type ‘ma???n’ into the input field. Pressthe ? key three times to enter ‘???’.

3. Press e to start the search.

A list of the wildcard matches appear.Up to 100 words may be displayed inthe list.

4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys.

The detailed view with definitions of the selected word appears.



Dictionary .• To initiate another search, simply type in the new spelling or press b to

return to the input screen of the Crossword solver.



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Anagram solverA word or series of letters can be entered to find any matching anagrams found inthe New Oxford American Dictionary .

<Example>

Find anagrams for ‘dear’.


Press the } three times to place the cursor at the ‘Anagram solver’, then presse. The input screen of the Anagram solver appears.

2. Place ‘dear’ in the input field, thenpress e to initiate the search.Up to 100 words may be displayed inthe list.

3. In the list of matches, use the number keys to select a word.

The detailed view with definitions of the selected word appears.



Dictionary .

• To initiate another search, simply type in the new spelling or press b toreturn to the input screen of the Anagram solver.

Spellcheck functionThe spellcheck function can be helpful when the exact spelling of a query word isnot known.

<Example>

You are not sure whether ‘liason’ or ‘liaison’ is correct.

1. Press s to open the input screenof the spellcheck function.

2. Enter ‘liason’.

3. Press e to initiate the spellcheck function.

Words with similar spellings will be listed.

• While ‘Searching... Press [ENTER] to break’ is visible, press e to stopthe search. Note that if the search is interrupted, the list of possible resultsmay not include all the closest matches.

• If the word is typed with the correct spelling, it will appear at the top of the

displayed list.

• If two or more words with an identical spelling are found in the list, then therelevant headword will also be displayed, after an arrow symbol.



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4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys. The detailed view withdescriptions of the word is displayed.

• If a word selected is not in its original form, and cannot be found as aheadword, then the detailed view of the word's original form will be displayed.It may be necessary to scroll down within the detailed view to find the desired

word form.



Dictionary .

Note:

• Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list.

If the list of words does not appear as expected:

• Searching words with particular spellings may take more time to complete thanothers.

• If no word is given, a message ‘Not Found!’ will momentarily be displayed,followed by the input screen of the spellcheck function. In this case you may wishto start the search again with a new spelling for the word.

Further informationFor further information on using this dictionary, refer to the Introduction on pages31-42.



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Input a word in this Thesaurus to find its synonyms, as well as antonyms and otherrelated terms in the detailed view.

Looking up a word (Filter search)Find a set of related words by inputting the spelling of a given word.

<Example>

Find a set of relative words for ‘make’.

1. Press t to open the Oxford

American Thesaurus of Current

English .

The spelling input screen of theThesaurus appears.

2. Input ‘make’.

As you type, options are narrowed. Ifthe desired word is found, then you donot need to type any more letters.

• Part of speech should be found onthe right side of each headword.

3. While ‘ ’ appears on the left of ‘make’,press e. The detailed view ofthe word ‘make’ appears.

• To browse contents on the next/ previous page, press } { or ><. You may also find the Quickview function useful.

Using the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

• To search a word in the detailed view, use the Super jump function.

• Press f to return to the previous screen.

• Press ^ l to list the headwords in the Oxford American Thesaurus of

Current English .

• To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new word, or press bor t to go to the input screen of the Oxford American Thesaurus of

Current English .

If there is no match found

The same view / message appears as for the New Oxford American Dictionary . Seepage 14 for details.

Note about entering characters

While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens,apostrophes, slashes, and periods. See page 12 for details.

Note:

• Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field. When searching words

containing 25 characters or more, narrow down the search to select the wordsfrom the list manually.

Browsing Notes

When the icons appear in the detailed view, a note can be selected andbrowsed. For details, refer to pages 10-11.

Note:

• A headword with a Note is marked with an asterisk ( ).

• In many cases, the icon only appears at the bottom of an entry, butcontains important information about usage of the headword as a whole. Ifunsure about usage, scroll down to the bottom of the entry to access anyrelevant notes.



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Phrase searchTo search for idioms or phrasal verbs, enter no more than three words in the inputfield. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for.

<Example>

Search for a phrase containing ‘make’ and ‘up’, and find its synonyms.

1. Press t to open the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English .

Press } once to place the cursor at the ‘Phrase search’, then press e.

The input screen of the Phrase search appears.

2. Input ‘make’, press }, followed by‘up’.

To input more than one word, inputeach word in the separate input field.Use the } { keys to move thecursor. Each input field can accommo-date up to 24 characters.

3. Press e.

A list of phrases containing the words appears.If no matching phrase is found, then a message ‘Not Found!’ will momentarily bedisplayed.

4. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number key(s). The detailedview of the selected phrase is displayed.


• Press ^ l to list the index of phrases containing the words.• To search for a new phrase, simply begin inputting new words, or press b

to go back to the input screen to start a new search.

Further informationFor further information on using this thesaurus, refer to the Introduction on pages43-44.



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Using Garner's Modern American Usage

Input a word or an essay's title in Garner's Modern American Usage to find thelatest American English usages. A word can also be searched in the SelectGlossary.

Searching by a word or an essay’s title (Filter search)<Example>

Find usage examples of ‘that’.1. Press g to open Garner's

Modern American Usage .

The input screen appears.

2. Input the spelling of ‘that’.

As you type, the match narrows. If thedesired word is found, then you do notneed to type any more letters.

• In this example, the rows headed by‘ ’ contain subheadings within theentry for ‘that’.

3. While ‘ ’ appears to the left of ‘that’,press e. The detailed view ofthe word ‘that’ appears.

• To browse contents on the next/ previous page, press } { or >

<. You may also find the Quickview function useful.

• To search a word in the detailed view, or to search for an item indicated underthe , use the Super jump function.


• Press ^ l to list the headings in Garner's Modern American Usage .

• To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new spelling for the word,or press b or g to go to the input screen of Garner's Modern

American Usage .





Note:

• Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field. When searching words

containing 25 characters or more, narrow down the search to select the wordsfrom the list manually.

Browsing Notes

When the icons appear in the detailed view, a note can be selected andbrowsed. For details, refer to pages 10-11.

Note:

• Unlike other dictionaries, a headword with a Note in Garner’s Modern American

Usage is not marked with an asterisk.

S l t Gl If th i t h f d



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Select GlossarySearch for a word’s definition in the Select Glossary.

<Example>

Find a definition of ‘lexicology’.

1. Press g, } then e toopen the Select Glossary input screenof Garner’s Modern American Usage .

2. Input ‘lexico’.

As you type, options are narrowed. Ifthe desired word is found, then you donot need to type any more letters.

3. While ‘ ’ appears on the left of ‘lexicology’, press e. The detailed view of

the word ‘lexicology’ appears.

• To browse contents on the next/previous page, press } { or > <. Youmay also find the Quick view function useful.

• To search a word in the detailed view, or to search for an item under the Jumpicon ( ), use the Super jump function.


• Press ^ l to list the headwords in the Select Glossary of Garner’s

Modern American Usage .

• To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new word, or press bto go to the Select Glossary input screen of Garner’s Modern American

Usage .





Note:

• Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field. When searching wordscontaining 25 characters or more, narrow down the search to select the wordsfrom the list manually.

Further informationFor further information on using this dictionary, refer to the Introduction on pages45-51.

5 Use the number keys to select a desired word in the list (Press 1 in this



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Using the Super jump functionUse the Super jump function to select any word in the detailed view of each

dictionary, then initiate a search based on the selected word.

How to use the Super jump function<Example>

Initiate a Super jump search via the New Oxford American Dictionary .

1. In the New Oxford American Dictionary , show the detailed view of the word

‘function’.2. Press v. The cursor

appears to select the first word in the

view.

3. Use the } { ] [ keys to move

the cursor (and its selection of word) to

a desired word.

• The pressing of vmoves the cursor to the next.

4. While the desired word is selected,

press e.The Super jump window appears to display selectable items.

• A list of matching words is displayed. If the selected word is in a variant or

inflected form, the original spelling may be displayed instead.

• If only one match is found, or if an item indicated by the Jump icon ( ) is

selected, then the description of the item will be displayed in the Super jump

window instead.

5. Use the number keys to select a desired word in the list (Press 1 in this

example).

The definition of the selected word is displayed in the Super jump window.


• When ‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ appears on the left side of the window, } { or >< can be used to scroll the window.

6. Press e to jump to the definition

of the selected word.

The detailed view of the selected word

appears.

• Press f to display the previousview.

Note:

• A Super jump search from any of the dictionaries will return matching entries

in the following dictionaries:

• The New Oxford American Dictionary

• Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

• Garner’s Modern American Usage (excluding the Select Glossary)

• For items marked with a Jump icon ( ) found in Garner's Modern American

Usage , the Super jump executes a cross-reference upon selection.

Specifying a Dictionary to jump to



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Specifying a Dictionary to jump to

In step 4 above, press d, t or g instead of pressing e, tospecify the Dictionary to jump to.

Note icon in the Super jump window

When the Note icon appears in the Super jump window, press r and eto view the contents.

About the detailed view after the Jump

• The behavior and function of the detailed view is the same as the detailed viewafter an ordinary search.

• Press b at the detail view to go back to the Dictionary's input screen.

• A chain of multiple Super jump actions can be backtracked up to 10 times bypressing the f key.

Deleting a history item



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Use the History function to recall a headword or phrase previously searched in theDictionaries.

How to use the History function<Example>

Recall the search history in the New Oxford American Dictionary .


2. Press h. The history viewappears, with the most recent searchplaced at the top of the list.

When ‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ appears on theleft side of the window, } { or >< can be used to scroll the window.

3. Use the number keys to select a desired word in the list.

The detailed view of the selected word appears.

Note:

• Each dictionary has its own history list. Additionally, the New Oxford American

Dictionary and the Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English each havetheir own phrase search history lists.

• The Select Glossary of Garner’s Modern American Usage does not have ahistory list.

• To view the history list, press h at the initial screen of each Dictionary,and the initial screen of each phrase search.

• Truncated words in the list are indicated with trailing ‘...’ at the end.

• Each history list can contain up to 30 items.

Using the History functionDeleting a history item

1. Display the history list on the screen.

2. Use the } or { key to place the cursor on the word to be deleted. The reversecolor indicates the selected item.

3. Press (. A confirmation dialog for deletion appears.4. Press Y. The selected word or phrase is deleted.

Deleting the history list of a Dictionary

1. Press m, then 5 to open the Set-up menu.

2. Press 4 to select ‘Deleting history’.

3. Use the number keys to select the history list you wish to delete. A confirmationdialog for deletion appears.

• To delete all history lists, select ‘ALL’.

• Selecting ‘only DICT’ or ‘only THES’ will also delete the history list of eachphrase search.

4. Press Y. The selected history is deleted and the main menu appears.

Calculation examples



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Using the Calculator functionThe built-in calculator in the Electronic Dictionary can perform twelve-digitarithmetic calculations with memory function. To access the Calculator function,press a.

Prior to initiating calculations• Before performing any calculation, press @ @ b to clear the

memory and the display.

• To start a calculation with a negative number, place a subtraction sign by

pressing - at the beginning of the calculation.

• If you wish to correct a wrong entry, press ! and re-enter the figure.

• In the calculation examples found in this section, indications and icons that mayappear on the screen (‘=’, ‘M+’, ‘M-’, ‘+’, ‘-’, ‘x’, and ‘÷’) are abbreviated or are notshown. These icons appear to show you the interim result of calculations. Forexample, the ‘=’ icon appears on the screen when = or % is pressed, while

icons such as ‘M+’ and ‘+’ appear after each corresponding key has beenpressed.

• An ‘M’ is shown when a value other than 0 is put in the memory. To clear thecontent of the memory, press @ twice. Note that the pressing of $ or #also functions as =.

• Press to enter ‘=’. To input ‘.’ (decimal point), press .

• An error message ‘E’ is displayed if:• the integer section of a calculation result exceeds 12 digits

• the memory exceeds 12 digits

• an attempt is made to divide a number by zero.

Press ! to clear the error condition.

Calculation examples

Example

(–24) ÷ 4 – 2 =

34 + 57 =

45 + 57 =

68 × 25 =

68 × 40 =

What is 10% of 200?

What percentage is 9 of 36?

200 + (200 × 10 %) =

500 – (500 × 20 %) =

(43)2 =

1/8

25 × 5 =–) 84 ÷ 3 =

+) 68 + 17 =

(Total) =

135 × (12 + 14) =

(12 + 14) ÷ 5 =

123456789098 × 145 =

Operation

! - 24 / 4 - 2 =

34 + 57 = The second figure (57)

45 = becomes the constant.

(Subtraction and division are performed inthe same way as above.)

68 * 25 = The first figure (68)

40 = becomes the constant.

200 * 10 %

9 / 36 %

200 + 10 %

500 - 20 %

4 * = = * =

8 / =

@ @ 25 * 5 $84 / 3 #

68 + 17 $

@

@ @ 12 + 14 $

135 * @ =@ / 5 =

@ @ b

123456789098 * 145 =

!

Display

–8.

91.

102.

1,700.

2,720.

20.

25.

220.

400.

4,096.

0.125M

125.M

28.M

85.M

182.M

26.M

3,510.M

5.2

0.E

17.901234419217.9012344192

(17.9012344192×

1012

= 17901234419200)

3. Use the { } keys to place the cursor at the desired input field, then input the



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Using the Converter functionThe Converter function consists of two converters: the Currency converter, and theMetric converter.

Currency converter

Setting a currency rate

One conversion rate can be set.

<Example>

Set the following rate: US$1 = C= 0.7

1. Press m 4 1 to access theCurrency converter.

2. Press <. The input fields for thecurrency name and rate appear.

3. Use the { } keys to place the cursor at the desired input field, then input thecurrency name and its rate. In this example, press } and input ‘0.7’.

• The currency name field of currency converter is temporarily pre-defined, asseen in the above example.

• When inputting the desired currency name, press b to clear the input fieldand use no more than four letters. Use the [ ] keys to set the cursor onthe left/right of the currently selected input field.

• In the left input field, enter the base currency name. In the input field on theright, place the currency name of which you wish to set the conversion rate.

• Up to 10 digits (excluding the decimal point) can be entered in the currencyrate input field.

4. Press e. The currency name and its rate are set.

Converting currencies

The conversion calculation can be performed using the previously set conversionrate.

<Example>

Convert C= 175 to US$ when setting the rate: US$1 = C= 0.7.

1. Press m 4 1 to display the currency converter.

2. Input ‘175’. You may input a simple formula, such as ‘35 × 5 =’, instead.

3. Press [ to execute the conversion from C= to US$. The converted value ofUS$250 is displayed.

• Pressing ] executes a US$-to-euro conversion. In this case, the converted

value of C= 122.5 will be displayed.

• The and arrows on the screen indicate the direction of conversion.

• To initiate conversion of a different value, just enter the value to be converted,or press ! to clear the value in the input field prior to entering the newconversion.

• Press f to return to the Converter menu.

Metric converter Units capable of being converted



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Metric converterConversions between different units of measurement (length, mass, etc.) can beperformed.

<Example>

Convert 40 feet to meters.1. Press m 4 2 to access the Metric converter.

2. Use { } to select ‘Converter[length2]’.

3. Input ‘40’. You may input a simple formula, such as ‘25 + 15 =’, instead.

4. Press ]. The value in feet is converted to the metric value.

• Press [ to convert from the metric value to feet. In this case, the given value‘40’ will be taken as the metric value to be converted to feet.

• The and arrows on the screen indicate the direction of conversion.• To initiate conversion of a different value, just enter the value to be converted,

or press ! to clear the value in the input field prior to entering the newconversion.

• Use the } or { key to select one of the other Metric converters.

• Press f to return to the Converter menu.

Units capable of being converted

The following conversion formulae can be utilised.

length1: inch ⇔ cm

length2: feet ⇔ mlength3: yard ⇔ m

length4: mile ⇔ km

weight1: ounce ⇔ g

weight2: pound ⇔ kg

temperature: °F ⇔ °C

volume1: pint ⇔ liter

volume2: gallon(US) ⇔ liter

volume3: gallon(UK) ⇔ liter

surface area1: mile2⇔ km2

surface area2: acre ⇔ hectare

A diWhen to replace the battery



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Replacing the battery

Battery used

• Use only the specified alkaline battery.

Appendices

Precautions• Fluid from a leaking battery accidentally entering an eye could result in serious

injury. Should this occur, wash with clean water and immediately consult adoctor.

• Should fluid from a leaking battery come in contact with your skin or clothes,immediately wash with clean water.

• If the product is not to be used for some time, to avoid damage to the unit from aleaking battery, remove it and store in a safe place.

• Do not leave an exhausted battery inside the product. It may leak and damagethe product.

• Keep batteries out of the reach of children.

• Incorrect handling of batteries may introduce risk of explosion.

• Do not throw batteries into a fire as they may explode.

• Make sure the new battery is the correct type before fitting.

• When installing, orient the battery correctly as indicated in the unit.

• The battery packaged with this product may be partially exhausted during theshipment and/or storage period, and may need to be replaced sooner thanexpected.

Type

Alkaline battery

Size / Model

Size “AAA” / LR03

Quantity

1

p y

Replace the battery immediately in the following cases:

• When is displayed.

• When the message ‘Replace the battery’ appears upon turning the power on.

Note:

• If you do not follow the procedure describing the battery replacement, theHistory list, as well as the Calculator's memory, may be cleared or altered. Also,Currency converter and the Set-up menu configurations may be reset.

Replacement procedure

1. Switch off the power by pressing o.2. Set the battery replacement switch located on the

bottom of the unit to the ‘REPLACE BATTERY’position.

3. Remove the battery cover.

4. Remove the used battery and insert the one newbattery. Make sure the battery polarity is correctlyoriented.

5. Replace the battery cover.

6. Set the battery replacement switch to the ‘NORMAL OPERATION’ position.

7. Open the unit and press o to turn the power on.

The LCD contrast screen appears.

• If the power cannot be switched on, try following steps 2 through 7 in theabove procedure again. Should this fail, then follow the reset procedure on thefollowing page.

8. Follow the instructions on the screen to adjust the LCD contrast, as well as to set

the key sound on/off configuration (see steps 7 through 8 of the procedure onpage 2.)



Troubleshooting



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gSolutions to possible symptoms may be found here.

The unit cannot be switched on.

• Check if the battery is drained. See page 28.• Check the battery replacement switch; it should be set at the ‘NORMAL

OPERATION’ position. See page 2.

• Check the polarity of the battery. See page 2.

• Verify the LCD contrast setting; the power may be switched on, but themessage on the screen may not be visible. See page 12.

• If the above settings appear normal, then press the RESET switch. See page29.

The screen is dark or light.

• Adjust the LCD contrast. See page 12.

The key sound cannot be heard.• The key sound may be set to OFF. See page 11.

The unit does not respond to a key press.

• Press the RESET switch. See page 29.

The unit shuts off automatically.• The Auto power off function is in action. The activation interval of the Auto

power off function can be adjusted. See page 12.

The desired word cannot be found.

• A variant form of the word may have been entered. Enter the original form.





















Key to the Pronunciations

This dictionary uses a simple respelling system to show how entries are pro-

n as in need |ne-d |, honor |"än@r |, maiden |"ma-dn|

NG as in sing |si NG|, anger |"æ NGg@r |



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This dictionary uses a simple respelling system to show how entries are pronounced, using the symbols listed below. Generally, only the first of two or moreidentical headwords will have a pronunciation respelling. Where a derivative simplyadds a common suffix such as -less, -ness, or -ly to the headword, the derivative

may not have a pronunciation respelling unless some other element of thepronunciation also changes.

æ as in hat|hæt|, fashion |"fæSH@n|, carry |"kære- |

a- as in day |da- |, rate |ra-t|, maid |ma-d |, prey | pra- |

ä as in lot |lät|, father |"fäT-

H-

@r |, barnyard |" bärn%yärd |

b as in big | big|CH as in church |CH@r CH|, picture |" pik CH@r |

d as in dog |dôg|, bed | bed |

e as in men |men|, bet | bet|, ferry |"fere- |

e- as in feet |fe-t|, receive |ri"se-v|

er as in air |er |, care |ker |

@ as in about |@" bowt|, soda |"so-d @|, mother |"m@T-

H-

@r |, person |" p@rs@n|

f as in free |fre- |, graph |græf |, tough |t@f |

g as in get |get|, exist |ig"zist|, egg |eg|

h as in her |h@r |, behave | bi"ha-v|

i as in fit |fit|, guild |gild |, women |"wimin|

l- as in time |tl-m|, guide |gl-d |, hire |hl-r |, sky |sk l- |ir as in ear |ir |, beer | bir |, pierce | pirs|

j as in judge | j@ j|, carriage |"kærij|

k as in kettle |"ket-l|, cut |k @t|, quick |kwik |

l as in lap |læp|, cellar |"sel@r |, cradle |"kra-dl|

m as in main |ma-n|, dam |dæm|

o- as in go |go- |, promote | pr @"mo-t|

ô as in law |lô|, thought |THôt|, lore |lôr |

oi as in boy | boi|, noisy |"noize-

|oo as in wood |wood |, football |"foot% bôl|, sure |SHoor |

oo- as in food |foo- d |, music |"myoo- zik |

ow as in mouse |mows|, coward |"kow(-@)rd |

p as in put | poot|, cap |kæp|

r as in run |r @n|, fur |f @r |, spirit |"spirit|

s as in sit |sit|, lesson |"les@n|, face |fa-s|SH as in shut |SH@t|, social |"so-SH@l|, action |"æk SH@n|

t as in top |täp|, seat |se-t|

t- as in butter |" b@tt-@r |, forty |"fôrt-e- |, bottle |" bät-l|

TH as in thin |THin|, truth |troo- TH|

T-

H-

as in then |T-

H-

en|, father |"fäT-

H-

@r |v as in never |"nev@r |, very |"vere- |

w as in wait |wa-t|, quit |kwit|

(h)w as in when |(h)wen|, which |(h)wiCH|

y as in yet |yet|, accuse |@"kyoo- z|

z as in zipper |"zip@r |, musician |myoo- "ziSH@n|

ZH as in measure |"meZH@r |, vision |"viZH@n|

Foreign Sounds

KH as in Bach | bäKH|

Variant Pronunciations

There are several ways in which variant pronunciations are indicated in the



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A fricative consonant pronounced with the tongue in the same position as for|k |, as in German Buch and ich , or Scottish loch .

N as in en route |ä N"roo- t|, Rodin |ro- "dæ N|

The | N| does not represent a consonant; it indicates that the preceding vowelis nasalized, as in French bon (bon voyage) and en (en route).

œ as in hors d’oeuvre |ôr "dœvr @|, Goethe |"gœt@|A vowel made by rounding the lips as with |ô| while saying |e| or |a- |, as inFrench boeuf and feu , or German Hölle and Höhle .

Y as in Lully |lY"le- |, Utrecht |"Y%treKHt|

A vowel made by rounding the lips as with |oo˘

| or |oo-

| while saying |i| or |e-

|,as in French rue or German fühlen .

Stress Marks

Stress (or ‘accent’) is represented by marks placed before the affected syllable. Theprimary stress mark is a short, raised vertical line |"| which signifies that theheaviest emphasis should be placed on the following syllable. The secondary stress

mark is a short, lowered vertical line |%| which signifies a somewhat weakeremphasis than on the syllable with primary stress.

respellings.

Some respellings show a pronunciation symbol within parentheses to indicate apossible variation in pronunciation; for example, in sandwich |"sæn(d)wiCH|

sometimes the |d | is pronounced, while at other times it is not.Variant pronunciations may be respelled in full, separated by semicolons. The morecommon pronunciation is listed first, if this can be determined, but many variantsare so common and widespread as to be of equal status.

Variant pronunciations may be indicated by respelling only the part of the word thatchanges. A hyphen will replace the part of the pronunciation that has remained the

same. These ‘cutback’ respellings will occur primarily in three areas:a) where the headword has a variant pronunciation:

quasiparticle |%kwa-zl-" pärt-@k @l|; |%kwäze--|

b) in derivative forms:dangle |"dæ NGg@l|dangler |-gl@r |dangly |-gle- |

Note: Cutbacks in derivatives always refer back to the headword respelling, not thepreceding derivative.

c) at irregular plurals:parenthesis | p@"renTH@sis|parentheses |-%se-z|

Note: A hyphen sometimes serves to separate syllables where the respelling might

otherwise look confusing, as at reinforce |%re--in"fôrs|.





Garner’s Modern American Usage

LIST OF ESSAY ENTRIES

ALLITERATIONA. Purposeful ExamplesB Accidental Examples

B. OvercapitalizingC. TitlesD Up-Style Headings



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LIST OF ESSAY ENTRIES

This data contains essentially two types of entries: (1) word entries, which discussa particular word or set of words; and (2) essay entries, which address larger

questions of usage and style. For ease of reference, the essay entries-whose titlesappear throughout the data in capitals-are listed below.

H. Modification of AdjectivesEnding in -ed

I. Adjectives Ending in -lyJ. Adjectives That Follow the Noun

K. Dates as AdjectivesL. Comparative and SuperlativeAdjectives

M. Animal AdjectivesN. Adjectives as NounsO. Adjectives as VerbsP. Nouns as Adjectives

Q. PronunciationR. Adjective-Noun Disagreement

ADVERBSA. Placement of AdverbsB. Awkward AdverbsC. Double AdverbsD. Adjectives or Adverbs After

Linking VerbsE. Adverbs vs. Adjectives

AE

-AGOG(UE)

-AHOLIC; -AHOLISM

AIRLINESE

ABBREVIATIONSA. Acronyms and InitialismsB. Resulting RedundanciesC. Initialese

D. Plurals-ABLE

A. Choice of -able or -ibleB. Attaching -able to NounsC. Attaching -able to Intransitive

VerbsD. Converting -ate Verbs into -able

AdjectivesE. Dropping or Retaining the

Medial -e-

ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTIONS

ABSTRACTITIS

ADJECTIVES

A. DefinitionB. Uncomparable AdjectivesC. Coordinate AdjectivesD. Proper Names as AdjectivesE. Adjectives vs. AdverbsF. Past-Participial AdjectivesG. Phrasal or Compound

Adjectives

B. Accidental Examples

AMERICANISMS AND BRITISHISMSA. Generally

B. Americanisms Invading BrEC. Britishisms Invading AmED. Related Entries

ANIMAL ADJECTIVES

ANTE-; ANTI-

ANTICIPATORY REFERENCE

APPOSITIVESARCHAISMS

A. GenerallyB. Mistakes Caused by Archaism

-ATABLE

BACK-FORMATIONS

BE-VERBSA. Wrongly Omitted in Nonfinite

UsesB. Circumlocutions with Be-VerbsC. For sayD. Reduplicative Copula

BI-; SEMI-

BUREAUCRATESE

BURIED VERBS

-C-; -CK-

CANNIBALISM

CAPITALIZATION

A. Generally

D. Up Style HeadingsE. All CapitalsF. Small CapsG. After ColonH. Names

-CAST

CASUALISMSA. GenerallyB. Changes over TimeC. Shortened Forms

D. Proliferation-CE; -CY

CENTURY DESCRIPTIONS

CHRONOLOGY

-CIDE

CLASS DISTINCTIONS

CLICHÉS

CO-A. Hyphenation withB. Attaching to Noun PhraseC. When Unnecessary

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

A. NumberB. BrE vs. AmE

COMMERCIALESE

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVESA. Choice Between Comparative

and Superlative

B. Which to Use-Suffixes or moreand most?

C. Be-Verbs Repeated After

F. Ending Sentences withDanglers

DATES

C. Verbose ConstructionsD. An Infrequent Error: northernly

for northerly, Etc.

B. Comma Before the LastElement

C. Within a Single Sentence



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C e e bs epea ed eComparatives

D. The Double ComparativeE. Greater of A [or] B; greater of A

[and] BF. Absolute Adjectives

COMPUTERESE

CONCORDA. Subject-Verb DisagreementB. Noun-Pronoun Disagreement

C. Subject-ComplementDisagreement

D. Relative Pronoun-AntecedentDisagreement

E. Adjective-Noun DisagreementF. Possessive Noun as Antecedent

CONTRACTIONSA. GenerallyB. Ill-Advised FormsC. Miscue with Contracted isD. Mispronounced Contractions

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

COUNT NOUNS AND MASS NOUNS

DANGLERSA. GenerallyB. Present-Participial DanglersC. Past-Participial DanglersD. Dangling GerundsE. Acceptable Danglers, or

Disguised Conjunctions

DATESA. OrderB. Month and Year

C. As AdjectivesD. 2010s vs. 2010’sE. Spans

DENIZEN LABELS

DIACRITICAL MARKS

DIALECT

A. DefinitionB. The Nature of DialectC. Dialect ExemplifiedD. Bibliography

DIFFERENTIATION

DIMINUTIVESA. -aster

B. -(c)ule; -culusC. -elD. -elle; -ellaE. -enF. -et; -etteG. -ie; -yH. -ing

I. -kinJ. -letK. -lingL. -ock

DIRECTIONAL WORDSA. The Suffix -ward(s)B. Capitalization

o o e y, c

DOCUMENT DESIGNA. Readable Typeface

B. White SpaceC. Headings and SubheadingsD. Avoiding All-CapsE. Avoiding UnderlinesF. ListingG. BulletsH. Hanging Indents

I. Ragged Right MarginJ. Citations in FootnotesK. Characters per LineL. Select Bibliography

DOUBLE BOBBLES

DOUBLE MODALS

DOUBLESPEAKDOUBLE SUBJECTS

DYSPHEMISM

-ED; -’D

-EDLY

-EE

A. General PrinciplesB. Word FormationC. Stylistic Use of

EN-; IN-

ENUMERATIONSA. First(ly), second(ly), third(ly);

one, two, three

C a S g e Se e ceD. And Before the Last ElementE. Bullets

-ER A. And -orB. And -reC. And -est

ERGATIVE VERBSA. GenerallyB. Uses

C. Misuses-ESQUE

ETYMOLOGYA. English Etymology GenerallyB. Native vs. Classical ElementsC. Etymological Awareness

D. Folk EtymologyE. Bibliography on EnglishEtymology

EUPHEMISMS

EX-

EXPLETIVES

EXTRA-FIRST PERSONA. GenerallyB. Editorial we

FLOTSAM PHRASES

FOOTNOTESA. The Good and the Bad

B. Versus Endnotes

FOR-; FORE-

FORMAL WORDS

B. Past-Participial Adjectives NoLonger Used as Verb Forms

C. AmE vs. BrE

G. Unsplit Infinitives CausingMiscues

H. Unsplit Verb Phrases

NAMESA. CapitalizationB. Jr., Sr., III, Etc.



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FORMAL WORDS

-FREE

FUDGE WORDSFUNCTIONAL VARIATIONA. GenerallyB. Nouns as AdjectivesC. Adjectives as NounsD. Nouns as VerbsE. Adjectives as Verbs

F. Prepositions as Adverbs orParticlesG. Conjunctions as PrepositionsH. Any Other Part of Speech as an

Interjection

FUSED PARTICIPLES

-FY

GALLICISMS

GERUNDS

GOVERNMENTAL FORMS

HYBRIDS

HYPALLAGE

HYPERCORRECTIONA. False Latin PluralsB. Between you and IC. Number ProblemsD. Redundantly Formed AdverbsE. As for likeF. Whom for who

D. Dialectal FormsE. Derived Nouns Used as VerbsF. Choice Between -ed and -’ d

ITALICSA. GenerallyB. Foreign Phrases

-IZE; -ISE

JARGON

LATINISMSLEGALESE

LITERARY ALLUSION

MALAPROPISMS

METAPHORSA. Generally

B. Mixed MetaphorsC. Dormant Metaphors

METATHESIS

MISCUESA. Unintended Word AssociationB. Misplaced ModifiersC. Clear Referents

D. Failure to Hyphenate PhrasalAdjectives

E. Misleading PhraseologyF. Ill-Advisedly Deleted that

MONDEGREENS

MORPHOLOGICAL DEFORMITIES

MUTE E

pI. Prepositions Moved from the

Ends of SentencesJ. Borrowed Articles for Borrowed

NounsK. Overrefined Pronunciation

-IC; -ICAL

-ILE; -INE

ILLOGICA. Generally

B. Illogical ComparisonC. Danglers and Misplaced

ModifiersD. The Disjointed AppositiveE. Mistaken Subject of a

Prepositional PhraseF. Poor Exposition of Sequence

G. “Times less than”H. “Times more than”I. Miscellaneous Other Examples

INCOMPLETE SENTENCESA. FragmentsB. Incomplete Sentences in

Informal WritingINELEGANT VARIATION

INTER-; INTRA-

INVERSION

IRREGULAR VERBSA. The Forms

, , ,C. Pronunciation of Foreign NamesD. Names with ParticlesE. British Practices with American

Place NamesF. Proper Names as AdjectivesG. Pluralizing Proper NamesH. Names for Place Residents and

NativesI. Other Sources

NEEDLESS VARIANTSNEGATIVESA. Negative PrefixesB. Not un-; not in-C. Periphrastic NegativesD. Not . . . all

NEOLOGISMS

NONWORDSNOUN PLAGUE

NUMERALSA. General Guidance in UsingB. Not Beginning Sentences withC. Round Numbers

D. DecadesE. Votes and ScoresF. Cardinal and OrdinalG. RepetitionH. In Names

NUMERICAL PREFIXES

OBJECT-SHUFFLING

OBSCURITY

OFFICIALESE

OR; OUR

PLURALSA. GenerallyB. Borrowed Words

L. Units of Time or ValueM. Titles of Books, Films, and the

Like

B. Commonly MispronouncedWords

C. Lambdacism and Rhotacism



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-OR; -OUR

OVERSTATEMENT

OXYMORONSA. GenerallyB. Plural

PARALLELISMA. GenerallyB. Parts of SpeechC. Phrases and Clauses

D. ContentPASSIVE VOICE

A. GenerallyB. The Double Passive

PER-

PERIPHRASIS

PHRASAL ADJECTIVESA. General RuleB. Exception for -ly AdverbsC. Suspensive HyphensD. Duration or AmountE. The Compound ConundrumF. Proper Nouns

G. Phrasal Adjectives Following theNounH. Foreign Phrases

PHRASAL VERBS

PLAIN LANGUAGEA. GenerallyB. A Plain-Language Library

C. Nouns Ending in -fD. Nouns Ending in -oE. Nouns Ending in -yF. Proper NamesG. Compound NounsH. Differentiated FormsI. Acronyms and AbbreviationsJ. Mass (Noncount) NounsK. Numbers and DecadesL. Words and LettersM. Plural Possessives

POINTING WORDSA. GenerallyB. This vs. that

PORTMANTEAU WORDS

POSSESSIVES

A. Singular PossessivesB. Plural PossessivesC. Absolute PossessivesD. Double PossessivesE. Joint Possessives: John and

Mary’s houseF. Names as Adjectives

G. Possessives of Names Madewith Possessives

H. Inanimate ThingsI. Phrasal PossessivesJ. Attributive Nouns Ending in -edK. Possessives Followed by

Relative Pronouns

N. Goodness’ sake and con-science’ sake

POSTPOSITIVE ADJECTIVESPREPOSITIONS

A. The Preposition QuotientB. Ending Sentences with

PrepositionsC. Redundant PrepositionsD. The Wrong Preposition

E. Prepositions as Particles orAdverbs

PROFANITY

PRONOUNSA. The BasicsB. Confusion of Nominative and

Objective CasesC. Underused in SpecializedWriting

D. Indefinite Pronouns: NumberE. Reflexive PronounsF. Overeager PronounsG. Restrictive and Nonrestrictive

Relative PronounsH. One as a PronounI. Noun-Pronoun DisagreementJ. Relative Pronoun-Antecedent

Disagreement

PRONUNCIATIONA. General Principles

D. The Mispronounced -ph-E. NamesF. Pronunciation and enunciationG. Bibliography

PUNCTUATIONA. ApostropheB. BulletC. ColonD. Comma

E. DashF. Ellipsis DotsG. Em-DashH. En-DashI. Exclamation PointJ. HyphenK. Parentheses

L. PeriodM. Question MarkN. Quotation MarksO. SemicolonP. Square BracketsQ. VirguleR. Bibliography

PUNSQUADRI-; QUADRU-; QUADRA-

QUESTIONS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT

QUOTATIONSA. Use of Quoted MaterialB. Handling Block Quotations

C. Punctuating the Lead-In

D. American and British SystemsE. Ell ipses

RE- PAIRS

B. Doubling of Final Consonants inInflected Forms

C. Words with -ie- or -ei-

O. A number of people (is) (are)P. One of those who (is) (are)Q. Each as Subject

C. Threatened Obsolescence ofPerfect Tenses

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REDUNDANCY

REMOTE RELATIVES

A. GenerallyB. The Exceptional which

RETRONYMS

RUN-ON SENTENCES

SENTENCE ADVERBS

SENTENCE ENDS

SENTENCE LENGTH

SESQUIPEDALITY

SET PHRASES

SEXISMA. GenerallyB. The Pronoun ProblemC. Words with man- and -manD. Differentiated Feminine FormsE. EquivalencesF. Statute of LimitationsG. Bibliography

SKUNKED TERMS

SLANGSLIPSHOD EXTENSION

SOUND OF PROSEA. Undue Alliteration or RhymeB. Awkward Repetition

SPELLING

A. Common Misspellings

D. Compounds

SPLIT INFINITIVES

A. GenerallyB. Splits to Be AvoidedC. Justified SplitsD. Awkwardness Caused by

Avoiding SplitsE. Ambiguities

STANDARD ENGLISH

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENTA. General RuleB. False Attraction to Noun

Intervening Between Subjectand Verb

C. False Attraction to PredicateNoun

D. Compound Subjects JoinedConjunctively

E. Misleading ConnectivesF. Plural Units Denoting AmountsG. One and one (is) (are)H. Thing after thing (is) (are)I. More than one is; more than

one areJ. Plural Subject Intended to

Denote Area or StatisticK. One in five; one of every fiveL. DecadesM. An Unusual PluralN. Nouns of Multitude

R. What as SubjectS. InversionT. Alternatives

SUBJECT-VERB SEPARATION

SUBJUNCTIVES

SUPERSTITIONSA. Never End a Sentence with a

PrepositionB. Never Split an Infinitive

C. Never Split a Verb PhraseD. Never Begin a Sentence with

And or ButE. Never Write a One-Sentence

ParagraphF. Never Begin a Sentence with

Because

G. Never Use since to Meanbecause

H. Never Use between with Morethan Two Objects

I. Never Use the First-PersonPronouns I and me

J. Never Use Contractions

K. Never Use you in Referring toYour Reader

SWAPPING HORSES

SYNESIS

TENSESA. Generally

B. Sequence of

TMESIS

UNDERSTOOD WORDS

VERBAL AWARENESS

VOGUE WORDS

VOWEL CLUSTERS

WEASEL WORDS

WELLERISMS

-WISEWOOLLINESS

WORD PATRONAGE

WORD-SWAPPING

-WORTHY

ZEUGMA

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

adj. = adjectived d b

Eng. = Englishi ll

n. = nounno. = number

NOAD = The New Oxford American

Di i ( )

SOED = The New Shorter Oxford

English Dictionary (1993)Sp. = Spanish

f f



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adv. = adverbAHD = The American Heritage

Dictionary of the English

Language (4th ed. 2000)Am. = American

AmE = American Englisharch. = archaicA.S. = Anglo-SaxonAus. = Australian

Br. = BritishBrE = British English

c. = centuryca. = (circa ) around

Can. = Canadiancap. = capitalized

cf. = (confer ) compare withCOD = The Concise Oxford

Dictionary of Current

English (8th ed. 1990)colloq. = colloquial

conj. = conjunctionDAEU = Margaret Nicholson, A

Dictionary of American-

English Usage (1957)DCAU = Bergen Evans & Cornelia

Evans, A Dictionary of

Contemporary American

Usage (1957)ed. = edition; editore.g. = (exempli gratia ) for

example

esp. = especiallyex. = examplefig. = figurativelyfr. = from; derived from; found

inFr. = French

G.B. = Great Britain (i.e.,England, Scotland, andWales)

Ger. = GermanGk. = Greek

ibid. = (ibidem ) in the same worki.e. = (id est ) that is

Ital. = ItalianJap. = Japanese

L. = Latinl.c. = lowercaselit. = l iterally

MAU = Wilson Follett, Modern

American Usage (1966)ME = Middle English

MEU1 = H.W. Fowler, A Dictionary

of Modern English Usage

(1926)MEU2 = H.W. Fowler, A Dictionary

of Modern English Usage

(Ernest Gowers ed., 2d ed.1965)

MEU3 = R.W. Burchfield, The New

Fowler’s Modern English

Usage (1996)

Dictionary (2001)Norw. = Norwegian

obs. = obsoleteOE = Old English

OED = The Oxford English

Dictionary (2d ed. 1989)OED Supp. = A Supplement to the

Oxford English Dictionary

(4 vols., 1972-1986)OF = Old French

OGEU = The Oxford Guide to

English Usage (1983)orig. = originally

p. = pagephr. = phrase

pl. = pluralpmbl. = preamble

pp. = pagesp.pl. = past participle

prep. = prepositionpron. = pronounpr.pl. = present participlequot. = quotationrepr. = reprintedrev. = revised by; revision

RH2 = The Random House

Dictionary of the English

Language (2d ed. 1987)Russ. = RussianScot. = Scottishsing. = singular

specif. = specificallyU&A = Eric Partridge, Usage &

Abusage (1942)U.K. = United Kingdom (i.e.,

Great Britain and-since1922-Northern Ireland)

U.S. = United StatesUSGPO = United States Government

Printing Office, A Manual

of Style (rev. ed. 1986)usu. = usually

vb. = verbv.i. = intransitive verbv.t. = transitive verbW2 = Webster’s New Interna-

tional Dictionary of the

English Language (2d ed.1934)

W3 = Webster’s Third New

International Dictionary of

the English Language

(1961)W11 = Merriam-Webster’s

Collegiate Dictionary (11thed. 2003)

WDEU = Merriam-Webster’s

Dictionary of English

Usage (1989)WNWCD = Webster’s New World

College Dictionary (3d ed.1995)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

@ for all the vowel sounds in amok,burger London

n as in note, clown



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burger, London

a as in fact, vat

ah as in calm, fatherahr as in bar, start

air as in flare, lair

aw as in tall, law

ay as in page, same

b as in balk, job

ch as in chief, bench

d as in deck, red

e as in leg, ferry

ee as in flea, tidy

eer as in mere, tier

f as in fence, offg as in go, mug

h as in harp, hold

hw as in which, while

i as in rib, akin

I as in time, eye

j as in jump, magic

k as in keep, school

l as in lever, pill

m as in muck, drum

n for a French-sounding nasalized n

ng as in long, plank

o as in hot, washoh as in loan, home

oi as in join, ploy

oo as in rule, tomb

oor as in poor, lure

or as in board, court

ow as in plow, loud

p as in poem, drop

r as in rank, hear

s as in seek, pass

sh as in sharp, trash

t as in time, bootth as in thin, math

th--

as in there, bathe

uu as in took, pull

v as in vague, shiver

w as in witch, away

y as in year, union

z as in zone, please

zh as in measure, vision

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