"Illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are pone to, whether in word choice, syntax phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation."--Jacket.

"This book is a successor to three editions (1998, 2003, 2009) of Garner's Modern American Usage"--Title page verso. Revision of: Garner, Bryan A. Garner's modern American usage. Third edition. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. Rev. ed of: A dictionary of modern American usage. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Preface to the Fourth edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgments -- List of essay entries -- List of abbreviations -- Pronunciation guide -- Key to the language-change index -- Essay: Making peace in the language wars -- Essay: The ongoing tumult in English usage -- Garner's Modern English usage -- Glossary of grammatical, rhetorical, and other language-related terms -- A timeline of books on usage -- Select bibliography -- Select index of writers quoted or mentioned.