Dictionary of Confusable Words - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1579582710 ISBN 13 : 9781579582715

Editeur : Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group, 2000

Synopsis

Adjacent or adjoining? Abuse or misuse? Consist, comprise, constitute, or compose? Guarantee or warranty? Pose, propose, or propound? Stationery or stationary? The "Dictionary of Confusable Words" aims to clear up the confusion in such cases. In more than 1,100 entries, the meaning of 3,000 individual words are given, the difference between them is explained, and an illustrative example showing the correct usage is provided. The book also includes specific examples to show past and present usage of words, and words occuring as the second or subsequent in a group are cross-referenced to ther head word in the appropriate alphabetical place. Editor Adrian Room has also included some familiar proper names that are sometimes confused, such as Liberia and Libya (countries), Monterey and Monterrey (towns), and Lloyds and Lloyd's (financial institutions). Classic or classical? Discreet or discrete? Continual or Continuous? Principle or Principal? Confused? Be confused no longer, with this handy book as your user-friendly guide.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1579582710
• ISBN 13: 9781579582715
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 260