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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
出版Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016-09-27
主題Reference / Word ListsLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Spelling & VocabularyLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Editing & Proofreading
ISBN05473502609780547350264
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=TX0bDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Avoid vocabulary mistakes with this fun guide to tricky and troublesome words!
 
With concise and authoritative usage notes from the editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries, this guide explains common English-language errors—whether it’s mixing up affect and effect; blatant and flagrant; or disinterested and uninterested, or stumbling over sound-alikes including discrete/discreet or principal/principle.
 
Other notes tackle such classic irritants as hopefully, impact, and aggravate, as well as problematic words like peruse and presently.
 
A great read for anyone who cares about getting it right, 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses can help keep writers and speakers on the up-and-up!