| 500 Words You Should Know Contributor(s): Taggart, Caroline (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782432949 ISBN-13: 9781782432944 Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2015 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems |
| Dewey: 428.1 |
| LCCN: 2014495245 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" L (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the author of the bestselling I Used to Know That comes a veracious cornucopia of 500 of the best, trickiest, and oft-misused words in the English language that will have you confabulating with the literary cognoscenti in no time Ever wanted to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, engage in a little intellectual badinage, or been discombobulated by tricky diction? 500 Words You Should Know has you covered. This book will inspire readers to use uncommon words in their correct context, to utilize the English language to its full potential, and to test themselves on the words they think they already know. This is a book for the appreciator of correct usage, and contains words you thought you knew (decimate, caveat, nemesis), words you should know (euphemism, diatribe, tautology), and just a few that you might want to know (peripatetic, shibboleth, callipygian). Arranged thematically, each word is dissected, with a brief explanation of etymology, historical, and modern usage, allowing you to fully understand and effectively employ the word in its proper context. |
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