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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses (The 100 Words)BUY FROM AMAZON.COM
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Usually ships in 24 hours  (12 customer reviews)Buy New: $5.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours EDITORIAL REVIEWThe 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 what's right, what's 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! PRODUCT DETAILSPublisher: Houghton MifflinPub. Date: 10th September 2004 Catalog: Book Media: Paperback Number Of Pages: 128 Ean: 9780618493333 Isbn: 0618493336 Upc: 046442493338 ABOUT THIS BOOKUSER REVIEWS
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. It's a good toilet reader. If you already have a strong English background then you probably won't 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.
It was hard to find certain words, and related/confused words that should appear together in the book are pages apart. I did find quite a bit of the information helpful, but finding it is a pain. That pretty much rules out making this a handy 'go to' reference book...
Not for advanced readers. This is pretty rudimentary stuff and is really for someone who doesn't 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.
An excellent introduction to commonly misused words. Although basic, the book could be a useful tool for the average speaker and writer of English.
To me, this book was simply a dictionary of 100 words sorted in alphabetical order. What I was hoping for was a book that would describe the common misuses of words and separate out differences between misused words. Instead, it seems each word was just simply stated and then defined. It's a great book to simply read about words and their meanings, but just wasn't what I expected. Not an expensive book, so I'm not complaining too much. SIMILAR ITEMS: |
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