- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (17 Aug 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192801082
- ISBN-13: 978-0192801081
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #97 in Books > Reference > Language > Slang & Jargon
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Increase your confidence, and improve your command of English Today, more and more emphasis is placed on successful communication, and on the correct and skilled use of words. Better Wordpower helps you through the pitfalls and complications of the English language. Banish spelling problems for ever Most people wish they could spell better: hints are given on how to tackle the most typical problems and provides a list of the most frequently misspelled words Use the right word in the right situation English is full of words, which are similar in sound or spelling: this section gives examples of common confusables and how to avoid making mistakes Widen your specialist vocabulary Use the topic word lists when you need a specialist term, for example, on art, astronomy, finance, language, mathematics, music, parts of the body, or science If you want to become more effective in your use of English, then this essential self-improvement guide will show you how.
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Janet Whitcut is an experienced compiler of dictionaries and writer on language.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love words. I love this book. I wish I'd had this book when I was 18 -- or younger. There are sections on spelling, confusables [yes, that is a word], foreign phrases, word elements and lots of topics, such as Architecture, Animals, Art and Ships. And there are some beautiful line drawings. The best section is called a Lexicon of Hard Words. It's great fun to check the words you know [such as ablation] and to wonder at new words you should know, such as foudroyant, goliard and zillah. Although you can get all this information from OED on-line, this is a lovely little treasure of stuff to have close at hand when the system goes down.
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This is a must have for anyone wanting to uphold the quality of english being used today. If YOU have a vocabulary of 10K words or more, this is for you. Below that number, this is mandatory for you, and you will soon be in the former category. "Proper" English as it should be....
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Not as good as I expected. Did not learn much from it - I can use a dictionary to or thesaurus to find unusual words that I want to check out. Generally - disappointed
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