The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate (Highly Selective Reference) - Hardcover

Buch 2 von 3: Highly Selective Reference

Ehrlich, Eugene

 
9780062701909: The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate (Highly Selective Reference)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0062701908 ISBN 13: 9780062701909
Verlag: Collins Reference, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Between TV talk shows, radio call-in programs, email and the Internet, spontaneous-talk media has skyrocketed in the '90s. People are interacting more frequently and more fervently than ever before, turning the English language into an indecipherable mess. Now, this unique and concise compendium presents the most confused and misused words in the language today -- words misused by careless speakers and writers everywhere. It defines, discerns and distinguishes the finer points of sense and meaning. Was it fortuitous or only fortunate? Are you trying to remember, or more fully recollect? Is he uninterested or disinterested? Is it healthful or healthy, regretful or regrettable, notorious or infamous? The answers to these and many more fascinating etymological questions can be found within the pages of this invaluable (or is it valuable?) reference.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eugene Ehrlich wrote and edited numerous reference books on language, including the original Oxford American Dictionary and Amo, Amas, Amat and More.

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Between TV talk shows, radio call-in programs, email and the Internet, spontaneous-talk media has skyrocketed in the '90s. People are interacting more frequently and more fervently than ever before, turning the English language into an indecipherable mess. Now, this unique and concise compendium presents the most confused and misused words in the language today -- words misused by careless speakers and writers everywhere. It defines, discerns and distinguishes the finer points of sense and meaning. Was it fortuitous or only fortunate? Are you trying to remember, or more fully recollect? Is he uninterested or disinterested? Is it healthful or healthy, regretful or regrettable, notorious or infamous? The answers to these and many more fascinating etymological questions can be found within the pages of this invaluable (or is it valuable?) reference.

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Verlag
Collins Reference
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0062701908
ISBN 13 
9780062701909
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
224
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
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