The Artful Nuance - 9780399534829
Un libro in lingua di Evans Rod L. edito da Penguin Group USA, 2009
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?The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.? (Mark Twain)
What?s the difference between:
Nectar and ambrosia? Bough and branch? Astonished and surprised? Sensual and sensuous? Beside and besides?
Many people use these words interchangeably but there are actually subtle and interesting differences in meaning and usage. Now from the author of Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge comes a fun and fascinating word reference book for word lovers, students, and trivia collectors alike. Readers will relish learning about these distinctions in this entertaining homage to a gift we use every day?words.
What?s the difference between:
Nectar and ambrosia? Bough and branch? Astonished and surprised? Sensual and sensuous? Beside and besides?
Many people use these words interchangeably but there are actually subtle and interesting differences in meaning and usage. Now from the author of Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge comes a fun and fascinating word reference book for word lovers, students, and trivia collectors alike. Readers will relish learning about these distinctions in this entertaining homage to a gift we use every day?words.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Artful Nuance
- Sottotitolo: A Refined Guide to Imperfectly Understood Words Int He English Language
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Evans Rod L.
- Editore: Penguin Group USA
- Collana: (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 03 Febbraio '09
- Genere: REFERENCE
- Argomenti : English language Usage Dictionaries English language Terms and phrases Vocabulary
- Pagine: 208
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 114 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0399534822
- EAN-13: 9780399534829