Abstract:
This comparison reveals three aspects of usage. Some of the glossaries provide long explanations and detailed examples, but some handbooks such as The Practical English Handbook offers short, to the point information. Although one may elaborate more than another, one is not necessarily better than the other. The writer must decide which usage is better for his particular purpose. Although the writer must decide on the usage, some of the glossaries agree on usage for certain words and phrases. Some of the words and phrases found in glossaries reflect subtle difference as well as being unique to one handbook. The Practical English Handbook suggests that the usage for centers around is "Illogical." Each of the handbooks contains picky usages.
