A dictionary of current English usage contains:
* more than 4500 entries arranged alphabetically, fully cross-referenced and with thousands of examples
* common errors of spelling, grammar, meaning and sentence construction
* synonyms, homonyms, archaisms, cliches, vogue words, compound words
* prefixes, suffixes, pronouns, prepositions, irregular verbs, participles, plurals
* abbreviations, hyphenation, word breaks, punctuation
* foreign words and phrases, biological classification, scientific terms and units
* technical terms relating to editing and publishing