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The 100 Words series continues to set the standard for measuring and improving vocabulary, with a new title focusing on words that are best known for getting people into linguistic trouble. 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses is the perfect book for anyone seeking clear and sensible guidance on avoiding the recognized pitfalls of the English language.
Each word on the list is accompanied by a concise and authoritative usage note based on the renowned usage program of the American Heritage Dictionaries. These notes discuss why a particular usage has been criticized and explain the rules and conventions that determine whats right, whats wrong, and what falls in between. Troublesome pairs such as affect / effect, blatant / flagrant, and disinterested / uninterested are disentangled, as are vexing sound-alikes such as discrete / discreet and principal / principle. Other notes tackle such classic irritants as hopefully, impact, and aggravate, as well as problematic words like peruse and presently.
A great graduation gift or stocking stuffer for anyone who cares about language, 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses is guaranteed to help keep writers and speakers on the up-and-up!
Each word on the list is accompanied by a concise and authoritative usage note based on the renowned usage program of the American Heritage Dictionaries. These notes discuss why a particular usage has been criticized and explain the rules and conventions that determine whats right, whats wrong, and what falls in between. Troublesome pairs such as affect / effect, blatant / flagrant, and disinterested / uninterested are disentangled, as are vexing sound-alikes such as discrete / discreet and principal / principle. Other notes tackle such classic irritants as hopefully, impact, and aggravate, as well as problematic words like peruse and presently.
A great graduation gift or stocking stuffer for anyone who cares about language, 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses is guaranteed to help keep writers and speakers on the up-and-up!
Rate Points :3.5
Binding :Paperback
Label :Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Manufacturer :Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ProductGroup :Book
Studio :Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher :Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
UPC :046442493338
EAN :9780618493333
Price :$5.95USD
Lowest Price :$1.90USD
Customer ReviewsFun to flip through
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :0
This is cute book that is fun to flip through and keep with your dictionary. It is essentially just a small dictionary and beyond definitions doesnt go into detail on entomology.
I got 88 Words almost everyone confuses & misuses
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :0
Before mailing my book to me, someone took the liberty of making the book shorter by detaching a few pages from the spine. Oh well. Its a good toilet reader. If you already have a strong English background then you probably wont benefit much from what this has to offer. There were very few words I came across that I confuse or misuse irregardless was one of them.
Easy Encyclopedia of Misused Ordinary Words
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :0
"100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses" is meant for the closet lexicographer, or self-righteous vocabularies junkies like myself who love to watch TV and laugh at the errors of speakers. Naturally, we want to protect ourselves from the same fate, and heres where the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries have helped us out.
100 words are here, from adverse to zoology. All will be familiar, but not all will be known. Troubling words, like discreet and discrete, are not only defined thoroughly, but clearly, with examples in common speech. Misuses are explained, and, before we become too smug, we discover words we too have confused.
Words like impeach are included. In this case, it is not because there is a homonym, but because its definition has been misunderstood in popular language.
You will not invest either much time or money in this tiny treasure, but you might learn something. I have, and so then, I fully recommend "100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses."
Anthony Trendl
http://AnthonyTrendl.blogspot.com
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :2
An excellent introduction to commonly misused words. Although
basic, the book could be a useful tool for the average speaker
and writer of English.
Words Some People Confuse
Rating Point :2 Helpful Point :1
Not for advanced readers. This is pretty rudimentary stuff and is really for someone who doesnt read or write much. Price and format are both good. Might be a good gift for a high school student who is daunted by English courses.
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