100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses by Editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries (Editor)
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- Pub. Date: September 2004
- 128pp
- Sales Rank: 28,111
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2004
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Format: Paperback, 128pp
- Sales Rank: 28,111
- Series: 100 Words Series
- ISBN-13: 9780618493333
- ISBN: 0618493336
- Edition Description: None
Synopsis
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 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!
Biography
The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.
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100 Most Confusing Wordsby MWH50
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August 02, 2009: This is a very compact useful book for students and the general public. It makes an excellent gift for any student at the high school or college level.
I Also Recommend: 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know.
Not Much to Recommendby Dr_Sunburst
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March 10, 2009: Some common mistakes were highlighted. Very few were ones I did not know. Many differences were very obscure. The layout made cross-referencing somewhat cumbersome. Flipping back and forth between the Es for "ensure" and the Is for "insure" could have been avoided by dropping the alphabetizing and using an index, thus presenting the words together. After all that work flipping, the gist is that either is fine, unless you are in the insurance industry. The print was large and the pages small - several words could have been presented and contrasted on a few larger pages - but then I guess it would not have been thick enough to bind. It was a laudable effort, but I do not think it accomplished what it meant to do.
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