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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses
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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses

By Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

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Avoid vocabulary mistakes with this fun guide to tricky and troublesome words!
 
With concise and authoritative usage notes from the editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries, this guide explains common English-language errors—whether it’s mixing up affect and effect; blatant and flagrant; or disinterested and uninterested, or stumbling over sound-alikes including discrete/discreet or principal/principle.
 
Other notes tackle such classic irritants as hopefully, impact, and aggravate, as well as problematic words like peruse and presently.
 
A great read for anyone who cares about getting it right, 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses can help keep writers and speakers on the up-and-up!
 
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
Release dateSep 27, 2016
ISBN9780547350264
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses
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Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

THE EDITORS OF THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARIES are a team of professional lexicographers with advanced degrees in various scholarly fields. The editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work with expert consultants to ensure that their publications are accurate and up-to-date.

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