Author: Elster Charles Harrington
Brand: Brand: Houghton Mifflin
Edition: 2nd
Features:
Number Of Pages: 522
Details: Product Description
Written with verve and humor, this guide to the most commonly mispronounced words in the English language is revised and expanded with one hundred new entries including words like al-Qaeda, achismo, curriculum vitae, Pulitzer, and much more. Original.
About the Author
CHARLES HARRINGTON ELSTER is the author of numerous books on language, most recently THE ACCIDENTS OF STYLE: Good Advice on How Not to Write Badly. His articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. Find out more at charlesharringtonelster.com.
UPC: 046442423151
Release Date: 22-02-2006
Package Dimensions: 36x229x658