That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories - Ross Petras , Kathryn Petras
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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.
Even the most erudite among us use words like apocryphal, facetious, ironic, meteorite, moot, redundant, and unique incorrectly every day. Don’t be one of them. Using examples of misuse from leading newspapers, prominent public figures and famous writers, among others, language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras explain how to avoid these perilous pitfalls in the English language. Each entry also includes short histories of how and why these mistake have happened, some of the (often surprisingly nasty) debates about which uses are (and are not) mistakes, and finally, how to use these words correctly … or why to not use them at all. By the end of this book, every literati will be able to confidently, casually, and correctly toss in an “a priori” or a “limns” without hesitation.
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This post has 8 comments with rating of 4.5/5
September 27th, 2023
Thanks.
I still want to know what Wackbag means and its origins.
September 27th, 2023
Thanks
September 27th, 2023
I discovered there is a place in Yorkshire called Wet Wang… I’m sure that doesn’t mean what I think it means.
September 28th, 2023
@AudireVidere
A ‘wong’ in that part of the world is a small meadow, check out Willow Wong in Burton Joyce (just outside Nottingham).
There are other possible derivations for Wet Wang, but since Driffield is just down the road, most of the locals go with the ‘wong’ derivation. (At least, they did thirty-odd years ago).
September 28th, 2023
The ultimate book for people who want to learn to be insufferably annoying and unliked by anyone around them.
September 28th, 2023
@pryderi thank you!
@wulfrache ideal for everyone on here, me included :)
September 28th, 2023
I hope this book includes the word ‘Marxism’ for all the people throwing it around these days.
September 29th, 2023
“Racism” would be a good one to have in there as well.
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