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Sir Ernest Gowers

1880–1966

A senior British civil servant, Sir Ernest Gowers was the author of both *Plain words* (1948) and *The ABC of plain words* (1951). These two works he later combined and revised as *The complete plain words* (1954). He went on to revise H. W. Fowler's evergreen work *Modern English usage* (1965).

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Co-authored books and collections

Books that list Sir Ernest Gowers among their authors but not as the lead author: co-written works, collections and compilations.