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Wedo Not Care Club Ser.: 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes up or Mangles by Editors of the American Heritage Di (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-101328710327
ISBN-139781328710321
eBay Product ID (ePID)235211012
Product Key Features
Number of Pages128 Pages
Publication Name100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectGrammar & Punctuation, General
TypeNot Available
AuthorEditors of the American Heritage Di
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesWedo Not Care Club Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight3.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2017-002921
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal428.1
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisA book with real cache . . . or is it cachet 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents words that people can't keep straight, no matter how hard they try. It features helpful notes that provide guidance on tricky usage issues: the confusion between lend and loan, between plurality and majority, whether free rein is spelled "rein" or "reign." Each entry has a full definition and etymology, and most are accompanied by quotations from classic and contemporary authors that show how the words are used in context. With updates to some of the definitions and etymologies based on revisions made to the American Heritage Dictionary, a refreshed and diversified quotation program, and a brand-new cover design to match the updated series look, there's no doubt this is the book people have been looking for; a book that readers will pour (pore) over, a book that is both masterful (masterly) and laudable (laudatory)., A book with real cache . . . or is it cachet?​ 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents words that people can't keep straight, no matter how hard they try. It features helpful notes that provide guidance on tricky usage issues: the confusion between lend and loan, between plurality and majority , whether free rein is spelled "rein" or "reign." Each entry has a full definition and etymology, and most are accompanied by quotations from classic and contemporary authors that show how the words are used in context. With updates to some of the definitions and etymologies based on revisions made to the American Heritage Dictionary, a refreshed and diversified quotation program, and a brand-new cover design to match the updated series look, there's no doubt this is the book people have been looking for; a book that readers will pour ( pore? ) over, a book that is both masterful ( masterly? ) and laudable ( laudatory? )., This newly rejacketed edition of 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents words that people can't keep straight. Featuring notorious soundalikes such as faze/phase and close calls like suppress/repress, the notes in this book describe language mix-ups and provide solutions to allay readers' anxieties. No doubt this is a book with real cache ( cachet? ), a book that readers will pour ( pore? ) over, a book that's both masterful ( masterly? ) and laudable ( laudatory? )., A book with real cache . . . or is it cachet 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents words that people can't keep straight, no matter how hard they try. It features helpful notes that provide guidance on tricky usage issues: the confusion between lend and loan, between plurality and majority , whether free rein is spelled "rein" or "reign." Each entry has a full definition and etymology, and most are accompanied by quotations from classic and contemporary authors that show how the words are used in context. With updates to some of the definitions and etymologies based on revisions made to the American Heritage Dictionary, a refreshed and diversified quotation program, and a brand-new cover design to match the updated series look, there's no doubt this is the book people have been looking for; a book that readers will pour ( pore? ) over, a book that is both masterful ( masterly? ) and laudable ( laudatory? ).
LC Classification NumberPE1460.A17 2017
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