New Hart's Rules: The Oxford Style Guide Hardcover – Illustrated, 28 Aug. 2014

Very detailed, with good explanations.

Use it regularly

This is a handy little book for proofreading and editing.

This is a remarkable little book and for anyone writing for publication where the Oxford style is required it is essential reading.

This was an absolutely fantastic purchase for me. I work as a proofreader, and I had been after an English useage referencing guide for a while to help me make some decisions on particularly ambiguous uses of the English language. I already have a very good command over the English language, however, there are some details and intricacies that tie me up in knots and cost me a lot of time. The usual English usage guides were too comprehensive for me; they contained a lot of material that I was already confident on, and so they did not seem appropriate to buy. This guide contains guidance on the bits of English that are often considered to be grey areas.I would recommend this for anyone who has a good basic understanding of English usage, but is looking to refine their knowledge, and for anyone who seeks decisive advice in their English language usage without having to navigate through reams and reams of pages.

I was advised to buy a copy of this book when I began training as a proofreader and it has proved to be invaluable! I'd be lost without it now.

This book provides guidance on every aspect of writing style I can imagine; on publishing; and on reviewing. Anyone not being completely sure on writing style of the English language - probably quite a few - will find clear information and examples on how to manage not only prose, but also legal, technical, and scientific texts, as well as all forms of special ones, like mathematical formulas or how to reference to Shakespeare.It should perhaps be pointed out that this book is not a grammar.

I bought this book for Kindle, because I needed a copy there and then, and even though we have Amazon Prime I couldn't wait until next day. The book is outstanding, perfect, and just what I wanted. I will buy this as a hard copy too, as I prefer physical books to Kindle books. Very pleased with this -- it will be used so much!