How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

by Charles Harrington Elster

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328884074
• ISBN13: 9781328884077
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"