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Author Petras, Kathryn author.

Title That doesn't mean what you think it means : the 150 most commonly misused words and their tangled histories / Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras.

Publication Info. New York : Ten Speed Press, 2018.

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  428.1 PETRAS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  428.1 PET    Check Shelf
Description pages cm
Note Includes index.
Summary "An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject English language -- Errors of usage.
English language -- Usage -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation.
English language -- Errors of usage. (OCoLC)fst00911147
English language -- Etymology. (OCoLC)fst00911149
English language -- Usage. (OCoLC)fst00911918
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Petras, Ross author.
ISBN 9780399581274 (hardback)
0399581278
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