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Author:
Petras, Ross, author.
Title:
That doesn't mean what you think it means : the 150 most commonly misused words and their tangled histories / Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras.
Publisher:
Ten Speed Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
197 pages ; 19 cm
Subject:
English language--Errors of usage.
English language--History.--History.
English language--Etymology.
Other Authors:
Petras, Kathryn, author.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"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.
ISBN:
0399581278
9780399581274
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1015811150
LCCN:
2018001201
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)
AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

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