What does DMAU stand for?

Dictionary of Modern American Usage

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Writing in his excellent 1998 title "A Dictionary of Modern American Usage," Bryan Garner notes at as far as, "In its figurative uses, this phrase must be followed by some complement such as that's concerned, that goes, or I know--e.

Beware spritely and hobgoblinic consistency; turn now to bosenmate, ...

95) Although Bryan Garner's Dictionary of Modern American Usage (DMAU) spends most of its time on a shelf beside my desk, I must confess that I've taken the DMAU to bed with me on more than one occasion.

Bibliographia

Garner, in his 1998 Dictionary of Modern American Usage, says that "the careful writer distinguishes between these terms," but does not himself do so sufficiently.

The green-eyed monster: envy is nothing to be jealous of

Bryan Garner, in his Dictionary of Modern American Usage, disagrees; he says the phrase should be written, "It didn't used to be like that in the old days.

The Writer's Art Get used to using `used to' not `use to'

In his Dictionary of Modern American Usage, Bryan Garner lists 150 of them, starting with arise/arose/arisen and ending with write/wrote/written.

Here's a word choice that the cat drug in

Dallas word-watcher Bryan Garner, a regular contributor to the OED and author of the Dictionary of Modern American Usage, says the big news is not that the dictionary's editors are asking for submissions.

DICTIONARY EDITORS LOOKING FOR MORE THAN A FEW GOOD WORDS