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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100547148119

ISBN-139780547148113

eBay Product ID (ePID)66594596

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Name100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces

Publication Year2008

SubjectDictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation, General, Speech

TypeNot Available

AuthorEditors of Editors of the American Heritage Di

Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines

Series100 Words Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight3.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width4.5 in

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LCCN2008-025672

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal421/.5203

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisHave you ever been told that a certain word you use is correctly pronounced in a different way And what about those words with more than one pronunciation -- does it matter which one you use Will your pronunciation sound silly This installment in the best-selling 100 Words series, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces, settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations. Selected by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words are tongue twisters of a different kind. Each word is presented in dictionary format, with a note explaining the pronunciation problem, how it arose, and why it is controversial. Does the word dour rhyme with sour or tour Which syllable is properly stressed in harass and desultory Is there a final ay sound in cadre, forte, and lingerie Why do people put an extra syllable in words like mischiev(i)ous and triath(a)lon Should it bother us when presidents and generals say nucular Fun to read and informative as well, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces is bound to appeal to anyone who doesn't want to be the center of attention for the wrong reason., New to the best-selling 100 Words series: 100 pronunciation pitfalls and how to talk right through them Have you ever been told that a certain word you have been using is correctly pronounced in a different way? And what about those words with more than one pronunciation -- does it matter which one you use? Will your pronunciation sound silly? This latest installment in the best-selling 100 Words series, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces, settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations. Selected by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words are tongue twisters of a different kind. Each word is presented in dictionary format, with a note explaining the pronunciation problem, how it arose, and why it is controversial. Here are but a few of the questions this book answers: Does the word dour rhyme with sour or tour? Which syllable is properly stressed in harass and desultory? Is there a final ay sound in cadre, forte, and lingerie? Why do people put an extra syllable in words like mischiev(i)ous and triath(a)lon? Should it bother us when presidents and generals say nucular? Fun to read and informative as well, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces is bound to appeal to anyone who doesn't want to be the center of attention for the wrong reason., Have you ever been told that a certain word you use is correctly pronounced in a different way? And what about those words with more than one pronunciation -- does it matter which one you use? Will your pronunciation sound silly? This installment in the best-selling 100 Words series , 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces , settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations. Selected by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words are tongue twisters of a different kind. Each word is presented in dictionary format, with a note explaining the pronunciation problem, how it arose, and why it is controversial. Does the word dour rhyme with sour or tour? Which syllable is properly stressed in harass and desultory? Is there a final ay sound in cadre, forte, and lingerie? Why do people put an extra syllable in words like mischiev(i)ous and triath(a)lon? Should it bother us when presidents and generals say nucular? Fun to read and informative as well, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces is bound to appeal to anyone who doesn't want to be the center of attention for the wrong reason.

LC Classification NumberPE1137.A15 2008