Tag Archives: Strictly English

Onto doesn’t exist?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Robin Straaijer

Last week, Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade published a post on Simon Heffer’s discussion of into on this blog. In his discussion of into in Strictly English, Heffer mentions a closely related usage item, the use of on to versus onto, of which … Continue reading →

Posted in usage features, usage guide | Tagged COHA, HUGE, oed, onto, Simon Heffer, Strictly English | 3 Comments

On Heffer’s Strictly English

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

For the book I’m writing on the usage guide as a genre I’m reading several usage guides. Now it is Simon Heffer’s turn. Strictly English, first published in 2010, I find, is a disturbing book (and I have only got through … Continue reading →

Posted in usage guide | Tagged Nigel Wilcockson, Random House, Simon Heffer, Strictly English, Windmill Books | 2 Comments

HUGE database

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Robin Straaijer

The creation of a database of English usage guides and usage problems: the Hyper Usage Guide of English, or HUGE-database, is one of the sub-projects within Bridging the Unbridgeable. It is the first database to combine more than two hundred years of usage advice … Continue reading →