How to Tell Fate from Destiny

And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Thesauri, Reference, Almanacs & Trivia, Word Lists, Dictionaries
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Author: Charles Harrington Elster ISBN: 9781328583239
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: October 23, 2018
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Language: English
Author: Charles Harrington Elster
ISBN: 9781328583239
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: October 23, 2018
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English

If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fear—How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal trouble.

Whether you’re a boomer, a Gen-Xer, or a millennial, if you peruse, browse, or even skim these spindrift pages you will (not shall) become versed in the fine art of differentiation. You will learn, for example,

■ how to tell whether you suffer from pride, vanity, or hubris
■ how to tell whether you’re contagious or infectious
■ how to tell if you’re pitiful or pitiable
■ how to tell if you’re self-centered or self-absorbed
■ how to live an ethical life in a moral universe

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If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fear—How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal trouble.

Whether you’re a boomer, a Gen-Xer, or a millennial, if you peruse, browse, or even skim these spindrift pages you will (not shall) become versed in the fine art of differentiation. You will learn, for example,

■ how to tell whether you suffer from pride, vanity, or hubris
■ how to tell whether you’re contagious or infectious
■ how to tell if you’re pitiful or pitiable
■ how to tell if you’re self-centered or self-absorbed
■ how to live an ethical life in a moral universe

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