Company, American Heritage Publishing
100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles
- ISBN 13:
- 9781328710321
- author:
- Company, American Heritage Publishing
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 19.81 x 11.18 x 1.27 centimetres
- Genre:
- Reference & Language, Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Arts & Photography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Words that trip us up are often words that sound alike. This book explores 100 such words and phrases, from notorious soundalikes like aural/oral to close calls like baleful/baneful.
Each entry includes a definition, pronunciation, and etymology, as well as notes on the mix-ups and messes that can occur when these words are used. The book also features updates to definitions and quotations based on changes made to the American Heritage Dictionary since its initial publication in 2010.
For anyone who struggles with tricky words or wants to improve their language skills, this book provides a helpful guide to common confusions and offers practical solutions to clarify meaning.
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