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Price: $15.00
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Sale: $7.92
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Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Charles Harrington Elster
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Publisher: Mariner Books
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2006-02-22
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Reading Level: 544
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Description: "When it comes to pronunciation," says Charles Harrington Elster, "there are two types of people: Those who don't give the subject a second thought and those who do. This book is for those who do." Those who don't will likely dismiss it as a conglomeration of minutiae (mi-N[Y]oo-shee-ee). Elster's Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations combines and expands upon his two previous books on the subject, offering historical pronunciations, authoritative opinions (his own and others'), and meandering explanations. This book is more entertaining than a game of badminton (don't say, "BAD-mitten," which Elster considers sloppy) and more lasting than a daiquiri (that's "DY-kuh-ree"). And best of all, you'll tighten up that flaccid ("FLAK-sid") pronunciation. Kudos ("KOO-dahs") to Elster for setting us straight. For now, anyway--there's a neologism ("nee-AHL-uh-jiz'm") born every day. --Jane Steinberg
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Price: $20.00
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Sale: $13.95
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Steven J. Molinsky::Bill Bliss
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1995-03-28
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Reading Level: 184
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Description: The Word by Word Basic Program is a complete, communicative, basic vocabulary development program. Word by Word Basic Picture Dictionary presents more than 1,500 words in lively, full-color illustrations, offering students the essential words for everyday language and survival needs.
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $4.00
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Manufacturer: Touchstone
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jeffrey Kacirk
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Publisher: Touchstone
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2000-09-07
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words.
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Price: $22.95
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Sale: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Facts on File
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Marc McCutcheon
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Publisher: Facts on File
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2005-02-28
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Reading Level: 644
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Reading Level: Young Adult
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Description: What do you call the reference of choice for those maddening moments when "you know what it is, but not what it's called?" A Descriptionary, of course! This handy book provides thousands of definitions organized thematically rather than alphabetically. A great reference for writers, students, teachers, crossword puzzle buffs, or any lover of language.
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Price: $4.95
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Sale: $1.72
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Manufacturer: Merriam-Webster
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Merriam-Webster
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Publisher: Merriam-Webster
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2001-05
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Reading Level: 347
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Description: This easy-to-use alphabetical listing of rhyming sounds will help create fresh expressions for the poet or language lover. The A-to-Z listing covers 55,000 rhymes of one, two, and three syllables.
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Price: $7.50
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Sale: $3.72
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Manufacturer: Dell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Author: Princeton Language Institute
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Publisher: Dell
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1993-04-04
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Reading Level: 528
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Description: A guide to more than twenty thousand synonyms and antonyms, in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format, uses modern preferred usages and spellings, avoids outmoded, useless entries, and includes such added features as headword definitions.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $6.97
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Manufacturer: Marion Street Press, Inc.
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Dave Dowling
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Publisher: Marion Street Press, Inc.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2005-09-28
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: Even good writers sometimes find the right word elusive. Or is it illusive? The correct usage for more than 2,000 words that people commonly misuse is provided in this concise and accessible handbook that assures, insures, and ensures that anyone who wants to communicate accurately and effectively chooses the right word every time. Arranged alphabetically in pairs (or threes when appropriate), entries are carefully explained with a sentence that illustrates correct usage and cross-referenced to ensure that readers find, for example, boycott, even when they look up embargo first. Two dozen cartoons by Argentinian illustrator Santiago Cornejo (Corne) humorously clarify confusing distinctions between words and make this a fun reference for all word lovers to enjoy.
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Price: $23.95
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Sale: $13.52
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Vox
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 463.1
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Publication Date: 2000-01-11
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Reading Level: 672
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Description: Following the headword to each of 25,000 separate entries, more than 10,000 Spanish synonyms and antonyms are listed in separate typefaces that highlight similar and opposite words. Technical expressions and newly coined words are also included.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $15.24
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: E. C. Parnwell
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition: English/Chinese
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.951
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Publication Date: 1989-04-13
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: "The New Oxford Picture Dictionary" and its components provide a complete, four-skills language development program. The program is: practical - a wide range of topics introduce new words in their most common context; easy to use - vocabulary items are presented without ambiguity or the need for translation; versatile - the Dictionary itself and its components have unlimited applications; and flexible - the Dictionary can be used alone or with its components.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.54
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Oxford
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2007-09-04
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Reading Level: 528
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Description: Authoritative, accessible, and completely up to date, this new edition of the popular Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to build their vocabulary and invigorate their writing skills.
Over 140,000 alternative and opposite words are given with the closest, most frequently used synonyms listed first. In addition, thousands of real-life examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus put the words in the context of sentences, which helps the reader to pinpoint the right word quickly and easily (and avoid embarrassing mistakes). Also included are some useful appendices designed to improve your knowledge of the language: a new Wordfinder section offers a selection of thematic lists--from chemical elements and clothing to phobias and flowers--and a Common Confusables supplement highlights the crucial differences between similar words that are often mixed up.
Anyone wanting a practical and accessible language guide that will expand their vocabulary and sharpen their writing skills--including families, wordgame buffs, and students learning English as a foreign language--will want this dictionary on their reference shelf.
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