NTC's Dictionary of Easily Confused Words, With Complete Examples of Correct Usage: A Practical and Complete Reference of Common Mistakes in English Usage PDF
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NTC's Dictionary EASILY CONFUSED WORDS Wis Complete Hao NTC's Dictionary EASILY CONFUSED WORDS With Complete Examples of Correct Usage Deborah K. Williams a 2B National Textbook Company FTE sin STE Pg op» un, ae Contents Tntroduc Acknowledgments Pronunciation Guide Dictionary Introduction {lish ia generously endowed with sevaral type of easily confused word, Sone of these worda are homophones thom ‘same,” phone ‘eund’)—srords that are proucunced. alike but are differecc 16 spelling, menning, or both, Examples of commen homophones include veal und sale: thetr, here, and they're; and hraght and night. ‘Olber enily eonfused words azo troublesome because of the gram: ruaticl ens that govern their uce, Unless une lmowa the rulvs that dictate which word chunld bo used in a particular context, iis ensy to misuse such pnirs us eon und may: among und behoeen: und shat snd will, Filly, some wurds are casily confused simply because hey ace vey Uo mmc up. Such word poirs ne anfer and mp disinterested und uninterested: und flounder and founder ace often tsi incureuetly boeuuwe hey nro sirilar in meaning ued form yer hase sully differen in definition "This book ie an enyyto-use referenee guide that will help the user understand confusing wurde and their usageund to then choose the eurrost spelbog or meaning of a word for any green situation The dictionary eonaists of word groups arcanged ulphabetwally by the fist word of each eet, All eels of words ure alphabetized incer- nally ua ell. or exaraple,cisle—Fi—zcle isthe fll entry preveding olfaul. Crosereferensing permits che usor to loate every word ‘gudkly and easly. Each word ie followed by a pronunciation key in Urwcketa.n eaneice definition, and a sentence example demonstrating how the word xe used in everday Hnglish. lence, this dictionary ‘nubs the reader nat only ta find asta of eosly eomfuced words, ue sete discover haw the worda ave pronounced, whet they mean, and Thow to wee thems in the written or spoken language ‘This dicionary is designed to help spencers and writera martar the confusing worda ir cho Inglsh Language. I wil also pique sor ia it peat? ntorest ic learning more about these paaky problem verda Acknowledgments AL wish to thank all of my studentepast, present, and future noe ‘nly for their contributions to tia boo, but ele or making cesehing ‘the rewarding profession that its. Tam also grateful to Jeanne Breeugh, Trudy Corpenter, Joba ‘Mealoar, ond Linda Fedbum for the suppore. enthusinem, and cesprtise thoy offured me daring this prejoct ‘A special dhonks to Te Laery Stnndeidge who piqued my interes in glean und ave me yet anuther bumopheae. ‘nd finaly, Tvl ley be grateful vo my famuly for Moree mac Uae deca wore te Deborah Fi i Pronunciation Guide ‘Boch word in the dictionary ia followed by a phone transcription in che symbols uf the Irternational Phonetic Alphibet (IBAL, Tho style of prommentin reflect hero us eonvorsitionn] or infurmal ‘nd is intended to help users reeuynize the word. The Lranscriptivne ‘GsLingush betacen (a) ond [9] and between fs] and gl even Though fro all Aeris do wy Tn sziet TPA Gwchinn, 3 rahor than Ube substivue i used fur he jill suund in “yellow ” Thy est prow Proll i igi wor prc Dy 8 ‘The follwing ear shuns Ube Auer: Raglich yslies Tor ech af das TPA aymbole gee i Uhe philic nisin. To une th ‘heh, Get find the Large phaneie gembal whoa valle you wan deleening. ‘The thee, imply Rng weeds ta The Fight af che bol stair exaplon othe sotind for whch he pioneered fansly. The ees in hulifiue lspe indicale where the sete ie Aestinn ie yee in Ue Frags werd
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