Dictionary of Confusable Words (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781579582715)

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.

Author: Adrian Room
ISBN-10: 1579582710
ISBN-13: 9781579582715
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2000
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.40w x 0.89d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2000 pg. 56
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 157
Booklist 11/15/2000 pg. 666