Common Errors in English Usage, 3rd Edition
Mixed-up, mangled expressions; foreign-language faux pas; confused and confusing terms; commonly mispronounced words - they're all explained in this useful guide.
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Common Errors in English Usage, 3rd Edition
Mixed-up, mangled expressions; foreign-language faux pas; confused and confusing terms; commonly mispronounced words - they're all explained in this useful guide.
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Common Errors in English Usage, 3rd Edition

Common Errors in English Usage, 3rd Edition

by Paul Brians
Common Errors in English Usage, 3rd Edition

Common Errors in English Usage, 3rd Edition

by Paul Brians

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Overview

Mixed-up, mangled expressions; foreign-language faux pas; confused and confusing terms; commonly mispronounced words - they're all explained in this useful guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781590282632
Publisher: William, James & Company
Publication date: 10/28/2013
Edition description: Expanded
Pages: 371
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword Mignon Fogarty, "Grammar Girl" iv

Introduction vi

Common Errors in English Usage: Alphabetical Listing 1

Category Listings 329

Commonly Confused Expressions 329

Of Foreign Origin 334

Grammar, Spelling & Style 335

Homonyms 338

Commonly Misspelled 339

Mangled Expressions 345

Inexact Words & Phrases 348

Pronunciation 351

Problem Prepositions 352

Redundancies 353

Commonly Misused Expressions 354

American English vs. British English 357

Misheard Expressions 358

Appendix: Phrasal Verbs vs. Nouns 361

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