That doesn't mean what you think it means : the 150 most commonly misused words and their tangled histories
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Petras, Ross,
Contributors
Petras, Kathryn, author.
Published
New York : Ten Speed Press, 2018.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780399581274, 0399581278
Physical Desc
iv, 197 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Ten Speed Press, 2018.
Language
English
ISBN
9780399581274, 0399581278

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"An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse"--,Provided by publisher.

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English language -- Errors of usage.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Usage -- History.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Petras, R., & Petras, K. (2018). That doesn't mean what you think it means: the 150 most commonly misused words and their tangled histories . Ten Speed Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Petras, Ross and Kathryn, Petras. 2018. That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories. Ten Speed Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Petras, Ross and Kathryn, Petras. That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories Ten Speed Press, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Petras, Ross,, and Kathryn Petras. That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories Ten Speed Press, 2018.

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