How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or...
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Author: Charles Harrington Elster
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How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions by Elster, Charles Harrington

How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

$215.29

How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

$215.29
Author: Charles Harrington Elster
Format: Paperback
Language: English

If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fear--How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal trouble.

Whether you're a boomer, a Gen-Xer, or a millennial, if you peruse, browse, or even skim these spindrift pages you will (not shall) become versed in the fine art of differentiation. You will learn, for example,

] how to tell whether you suffer from pride, vanity, or hubris
] how to tell whether you're contagious or infectious
] how to tell if you're pitiful or pitiable
] how to tell if you're self-centered or self-absorbed
] how to live an ethical life in a moral universe

Author: Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher: Collins Reference
Published: 10/23/2018
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781328884077


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/18/2018
Booklist 09/15/2018 pg. 8

About the Author
For more than thirty years, CHARLES HARRINGTON ELSTER has been writing and commenting about the English language for a general audience, publishing eleven books and more than three hundred articles on vocabulary, pronunciation, and usage.

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