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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 th...

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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 th...

With more than 500 headwords, this instructive and entertaining resource from a nationally recognized expert on the English language is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal trouble.

Are you so sure about "assure, " "ensure, " and "insure"? Can you determine whether a knob of butter is equivalent to a lump or a pat or a scosh? Can you say which word in the English language has the most definitions, or who put the H in Jesus H. Christ? If you can't, be assured that Charles Harrington Elster, author of several well-loved works on language, can-and does in his latest book, a delightfully designed compendium of the most common...

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Here's an irresistible invitation to discover a treasure trove of exceptional words you can use to add sophistication to your vocabulary and charm to your repartee. Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with his or her opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed). Pre...

This audio CD is for Level Two from Word Workout by Charles Harrington ElsterWord Workout is a practical book for building vocabulary-a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program, chock-full of information about synonyms, antonyms, and word origins, and reple...

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Based on Charles Elster's bestselling audio vocabulary building program, which has sold over 100, 000 copies to date (around 20, 000 sets per year) through direct sales only, Verbal Advantage offers a unique, graduated program of vocabulary improvement across ten levels of increasing difficulty. There are vocabulary tests at the beginning and end of the book, plus quizzes throughout each of the levels, covering 3500 vocabulary words. More than...

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