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This prescriptive, somewhat old-fashioned handbook on usage emphasizes correct word choice ( compose / comprise / con sist /include , decimate / demolish / destroy , ob scenity / profanity / vulgarity ) and warns against confusion ( mendacity / mendicity , loath / loathe, tortuous / torturous ) . However, hair / heir , voyageur / voyeur, immu nity / impunity hardly need clearing up. Some entries are not well explained (the difference between journey and voyage , for example), and some rely too much on a knowledge of grammar (clauses, case, verbals), although a glossary of terms helps. Using characters such as Luke Warm, Ava Rice, and Tab Lloyd, this book is fun, if a bit sexist, but it is not complete enough to be a good reference.
- Kitty Chen Dean, Nassau Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A Pun My Word is a handbook on English usage that deals with hundreds of difficult or misunderstood words - pairs and groups of words which are troublesome, misused, or abused.
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This prescriptive, somewhat old-fashioned handbook on usage emphasizes correct word choice ( compose / comprise / con sist /include , decimate / demolish / destroy , ob scenity / profanity / vulgarity ) and warns against confusion ( mendacity / mendicity , loath / loathe, tortuous / torturous ) . However, hair / heir , voyageur / voyeur, immu nity / impunity hardly need clearing up. Some entries are not well explained (the difference between journey and voyage , for example), and some rely too much on a knowledge of grammar (clauses, case, verbals), although a glossary of terms helps. Using characters such as Luke Warm, Ava Rice, and Tab Lloyd, this book is fun, if a bit sexist, but it is not complete enough to be a good reference.
- Kitty Chen Dean, Nassau Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
A Pun My Word is a handbook on English usage that deals with hundreds of difficult or misunderstood words - pairs and groups of words which are troublesome, misused, or abused.
See all Editorial Reviews
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