TY - BOOK AU - Swan, Michael ; TI - Practical English usage SN - 0194421465 U1 - 428.2 PY - 1996/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - English language -- Usage. KW - English language -- Grammar. KW - English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers N1 - Previous edition: 1980. Includes index; Language terminology -- Phonetic alphabet -- Practical English usage N2 - Contains rules on grammar, vocabulary, idiom, style, pronunciation, and spelling for learners of English as a second language. Focuses on British English but gives some illustrations of differences between British and American English ER -