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1,101 Words2watch: A Wordsmith's Guide to Misused and Confusing Words
Contributor(s): Coe, David Athol (Author), Trevor, Sykes (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 0987492349     ISBN-13: 9780987492340
Publisher: David Coe Communications Pty Ltd
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Lexicography
- Reference | Dictionaries
Dewey: 413.028
Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.26 lbs) 80 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated
 
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Publisher Description:

If it is important to say what you mean and mean what you say, you will love this book and use it often.

English can be a minefield of embarrassment for writers when the wrong word is used and this is a must-have for business writers, executives, analysts, journalists and academics, who will be able to quickly untangle many misused and confusing words.

You will discover:

- Brief, everyday meanings of words mistaken for one another.

- Pairs of words so you can instantly spot the one you need.

- The difference between 'wanton' and 'wonton', and lots of other words that can trip up even accomplished writers.

- The real meanings of commonly misused words.

- The right word to use every time.

This is a dictionary of pairs from veteran business journalist David Coe.

David, who is Australia's authority on investor social media, spent decades working in leading newsrooms around the world, such as the Financial Review and The Times of London. In the cauldron of daily journalism, he developed a love for the precision and beauty of the English language as well as the discipline of a professional writer.

This book is the result.

From 'affect' and 'effect' through to 'yack' and 'yak', 1,101 Words2watch gives brief, everyday meanings in a clear, easy to use format.

Flick through it and see how easy it is to use the right word every time. It will never leave your desk.


Contributor Bio(s): Coe, David Athol: - David Coe developed in the cauldron of daily journalism a love for the precision and beauty of the English language as well as the discipline of a professional writer. He trained as a finance journalist and the newspapers he worked for include the Financial Review, The Australian, and both The Times and The Sun in London. David's career combines the discipline of financial journalism and investment banking with insights gained from 35 years of informal study into human behaviour in such diverse places as a Buddhist monastery; Sydney, Queensland and Cambridge universities; Findhorn in Scotland; the schools of Werner Erhard and John Demartini; and more than a dozen major newsrooms around the world. He is also an accomplished presenter, author, editor, animation producer, and script writer who gets quickly to the intellectual and emotional core of a business case. David, who is Australia's authority on investor social media, is a communications strategist with the rare ability to write for the head and the heart. His proficiency with written communications is the basis for many remarkable professional successes. These include creating a document for Macquarie Bank that brought in $12 million in share sales in its first 2 weeks and redesigning the finance pages of The Australian. Now he is the managing editor of Investor Torque, which helps listed companies engage tens of thousands of investors on social media.Trevor, Sykes: - Trevor Sykes is a celebrated political and financial journalist, editor and author. He is the Walkley-award winning creator of Pierpont in the Australian Financial Review. From the global financial crisis to the corporate raiders of the 1980s and 90s such as Alan Bond, Conrad Black and Christopher Skase (whom he once taught to type), Trevor has been a chronicler of the great and the wicked in corporate Australia. He has won eight national awards for financial reporting and written a clutch of books explaining various financial scandals and failings.
 
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