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100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes up or Mangles
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100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes up or Mangles Paperback - 2010

by American Heritage Dictionary Editors

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  • Title 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes up or Mangles
  • Author American Heritage Dictionary Editors
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition None
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 118
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
  • Date 2010-09-15
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 10004267-75
  • ISBN 9780547395838 / 0547395833
  • Weight 0.27 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 4.8 x 0.36 in (20.17 x 12.19 x 0.91 cm)
  • Ages 11 to UP years
  • Grade levels 6 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Usage, English language - Errors of usage
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010019039
  • Dewey Decimal Code 428.1

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Summary

“You mean delegate, not relegate, right?”
 “I think the word is cachet, not cache.”
 
At one time or another we’ve all suffered the embarrassment of having our remarks corrected by a family member, colleague, or stranger. 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents fifty pairs of words that people have trouble getting right and keeping straight—words that tend to get corrected when we’re least expecting it.
 
These words include near-synonyms—words with subtle but important distinctions in meaning—like baleful vs. baneful, and effectual vs. efficacious. Other pairings bring together notorious sound-alikes, like faze (bother) vs. phase (stage), pour (put in fluid) vs. pore (read closely), and waive (forgo) vs. wave (say hello). The book also addresses some classic spelling blunders and “nonwords,” like beyond the pail, full reign, injust, and inobstrusive.
 
Each word has a definition and a pronunciation, and most have etymologies explaining the word’s origin. The mix-ups themselves are described in fun-to-read notes that provide clear solutions to help readers avoid making needless, uncomfortable gaffes.
 
100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles gives readers the chance to improve their command of words that are often heard but not so well expressed.

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