100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference
Cover of the book 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Author: Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries ISBN: 9780547350264
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication: September 27, 2016
Imprint: Reference Language: English
Author: Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
ISBN: 9780547350264
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication: September 27, 2016
Imprint: Reference
Language: English

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!
 

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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!
 

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