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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.

Whether you're a boomer, a Gen-Xer, or a millennial, if you peruse, browse, or even skim these spindrift pages you will (not shall) become versed in the fine art of differentiation. You will learn, for example,

] how to tell whether you suffer from pride, vanity, or hubris
] how to tell whether you're contagious or infectious
] how to tell if you're pitiful or pitiable
] how to tell if you're self-centered or self-absorbed
] how to live an ethical life in a moral universe

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  • Title How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions
  • Author Charles Harrington Elster
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Collins Reference
  • Publication date 2018-10-23
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781328884077 / 1328884074
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Reference
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Usage, English language - Errors of usage
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018028262
  • Dewey Decimal Code 428.1

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  • Booklist, 09/15/2018, Page 8
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/18/2018, Page 0

About the author

For more than thirty years, CHARLES HARRINGTON ELSTER has been writing and commenting about the English language for a general audience, publishing eleven books and more than three hundred articles on vocabulary, pronunciation, and usage.
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