alleryWhich work long guided American English prescription?
AFowler's Modern English Usage
BStrunk and White's Elements of Style
CThe Duden German grammar guide
DJohnson's English Dictionary
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Strunk and White's Elements of Style
1. Prescription presupposes authority books.
2. Fowler's work served British English; Strunk and White's served American English.
3. The Duden grammar plays that role for German.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic prescription, Authority_
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