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Dictionary of Confusing Words and Meanings

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Kiadó: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Kiadás helye: Boston
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 267 oldal
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Méret: 23 cm x 15 cm
ISBN: 0-7102-1023-X
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ONFU^N ORDS AND MEANINGS
Banister'/'baluster", 'luxurious'/'luxuriant', 'dominating'? domineering': these are what Adrian Room calls 'confu^ibles' --words that not only have a similar sound and spelling, but are Ç often related linguistically. The other group he covers in this fascinating dictionary are 'distinguishablés' - words that may be unlike each other in sound or spelling but are closely related in meaning: 'ship'/'boat 'referee'/'umpire', 'town'/'city'.
The dictionary deals with around 3000 words, sorting out those annoying words that so frequently get misused and confused. It will provide hours of entertaining reading, and will enlighten as well as distinguish, inform as well as educate.
'A revised and enlarged combination of Adrian Roomys previous dictionaries of Confusibles and Distinguj.shables, Pedants and pedagogues will welcome the clear explanations of such common areas of ^confusion as militate and mitigate, imply and infer, and... Tovább

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ONFU^N ORDS AND MEANINGS
Banister'/'baluster", 'luxurious'/'luxuriant', 'dominating'? domineering': these are what Adrian Room calls 'confu^ibles' --words that not only have a similar sound and spelling, but are Ç often related linguistically. The other group he covers in this fascinating dictionary are 'distinguishablés' - words that may be unlike each other in sound or spelling but are closely related in meaning: 'ship'/'boat 'referee'/'umpire', 'town'/'city'.
The dictionary deals with around 3000 words, sorting out those annoying words that so frequently get misused and confused. It will provide hours of entertaining reading, and will enlighten as well as distinguish, inform as well as educate.
'A revised and enlarged combination of Adrian Roomys previous dictionaries of Confusibles and Distinguj.shables, Pedants and pedagogues will welcome the clear explanations of such common areas of ^confusion as militate and mitigate, imply and infer, and parody/pastiche/skit/burlesque/ - Richard BQsion, Guardian.
'There must be lots people who know the , difference between énvy and jealousy, and equitable and equable, but do they know the relationship of a whinny and a neigh? There is more to this book than meets the «ye/ - The Lady. Sir^V '. ^ ^
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