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- catalog abstract "From the Publisher: Between TV talk shows, radio call-in programs, email and the Internet, spontaneous-talk media has skyrocketed in the '90s. People are interacting more frequently and more fervently than ever before, turning the English language into an indecipherable mess. Now, this unique and concise compendium presents the most confused and misused words in the language today-words misused by careless speakers and writers everywhere. It defines, discerns and distinguishes the finer points of sense and meaning. Was it fortuitous or only fortunate? Are you trying to remember, or more fully recollect? Is he uninterested or disinterested? Is it healthful or healthy, regretful or regrettable, notorious or infamous? The answers to these and many more fascinating etymological questions can be found within the pages of this invaluable (or is it valuable?) reference.".
- catalog contributor b10421012.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Pronunciation notes -- Introduction -- Dictionary.".
- catalog description "From the Publisher: Between TV talk shows, radio call-in programs, email and the Internet, spontaneous-talk media has skyrocketed in the '90s. People are interacting more frequently and more fervently than ever before, turning the English language into an indecipherable mess. Now, this unique and concise compendium presents the most confused and misused words in the language today-words misused by careless speakers and writers everywhere. It defines, discerns and distinguishes the finer points of sense and meaning. Was it fortuitous or only fortunate? Are you trying to remember, or more fully recollect? Is he uninterested or disinterested? Is it healthful or healthy, regretful or regrettable, notorious or infamous? The answers to these and many more fascinating etymological questions can be found within the pages of this invaluable (or is it valuable?) reference.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 192 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0062701908".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : HarperCollins Publishers,".
- catalog subject "423/.1 21".
- catalog subject "English language Errors of usage Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "English language Synonyms and antonyms.".
- catalog subject "PE1460 .E196 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Pronunciation notes -- Introduction -- Dictionary.".
- catalog title "The highly selective dictionary for the extraordinarily literate / introduction by Richard Lederer ; Eugene Ehrlich.".
- catalog type "Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "text".