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Practical English Usage
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<p> <i>Practical English Usage</i> is a standard <a href="/facts/Reference_book/7Fq2pIYG">reference book</a> aimed at foreign learners of English and their teachers, written by <a href="/facts/Michael_Swan_(writer)/QglpgWRJ">Michael Swan</a>. </p><p>Published by <a href="/facts/Oxford_University_Press/CYyTzzWG">Oxford University Press</a>, it has sold over 2 million copies since the first edition was published in 1980. A new, and greatly extended second edition was published in 1995. A third edition was released in 2005, and a fourth in 2016. </p>