New to the best-selling 100 Words series: 100 pronunciation pitfalls and how to talk right through themHave you ever been told that a certain word ...
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Dec 29, 2009
Tortla
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Interesting, but it can't get five stars because a lot of the words are admittedly "correct" either way they're pronounced.
There were a few nice little references to things that only copy editors care about ("copyeditors," one word, according to the authors of this...which looks weird to me and which is zigzagunderlined by spell-checking robots), which made me feel like I should remember the contents of the book or keep it handy or something.
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There were a few nice little references to things that only copy editors care about ("copyeditors," one word, according to the authors of this...which looks weird to me and which is zigzagunderlined by spell-checking robots), which made me feel like I should remember the contents of the book or keep it handy or something.
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Jun 20, 2009
Frankie
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book's attention to detail – not only defining each word and listing alternate pronunciations, but summarizing etymologies and speech patterns.
Not to mention the stack of words I never before took the time to define, like aegis, diaspora, oeuvre, detritus... It's nice to know when the Greek "ch" should be a "k" sound, or why the Yiddish "ch" is usually replaced by just "h" in English.
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Not to mention the stack of words I never before took the time to define, like aegis, diaspora, oeuvre, detritus... It's nice to know when the Greek "ch" should be a "k" sound, or why the Yiddish "ch" is usually replaced by just "h" in English.
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Jun 04, 2010
Amanda
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Part of the series.
Also, possibly the most hilarious one. This led to moments of my roommate and I tossing word pronunciations around at each other, and talking about the differences of words pronounced in different regions. And trying out a few words either or both of us didn't know.
Also, possibly the most hilarious one. This led to moments of my roommate and I tossing word pronunciations around at each other, and talking about the differences of words pronounced in different regions. And trying out a few words either or both of us didn't know.
Jun 07, 2009
Arapahoe Library District
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"You say tomayto, I say tomahto..." While some words have more than one pronunciation, others are just mispronounced often. Read this book and sound smarter.
Jun 08, 2009
Lillian
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I'm enjoying reading a tid-bit from this book every 2 or 3 days and then working the words into conversation.... enunciated correctly. I like that this book gives you the root of the word, the language from whence it originated as well. I also like that it hasn't yet told me that I actually say anything 'wrong'. It's a good reference book, one that will always be around my home and my find it's way to a few people as gifts :~)
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