How to Tell Fate from Destiny

And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

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Charles Harrington Elster

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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 Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

October 23rd, 2018

Author

Charles Harrington Elster

Pages

320

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

132x201x23

ISBN-13

9781328884077

Product ID

28368814

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