The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

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

Product details

• Authors: Eugene Ehrlich
• Publisher: Collins US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.05.1997
• EAN: 9780062701909
• ISBN: 978-0-06-270190-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Highly Selective Reference; Highly Selective Reference
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Language: reference and general, Dictionaries, Writing and editing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, Translation and interpretation, COMPOSITION & WRITING: REFERENCE: GRAMMAR: STYLE, REFERENCE: Dictionaries, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Translating & Interpreting, ART: Reference, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Fiction Writing, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Style Manuals, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Rhetoric, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Readers, REFERENCE: Word Lists, Composition & Writing / Reference, Grammar, Style