Who's Whose?

Who's Whose?
by Philip Gooden

Who's Whose?
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Author: Philip Gooden
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Large Print
Published: 2004-10-30
ISBN: 0713676426
Number of pages: 484
Publisher: A&C Black

Book Reviews of Who's Whose?

Book Review: She is very feminine, you are a bit effeminate and I am effete
Summary: 3 Stars

Very useful and highly entertaining book. Good explanations, clear examples and well written.

However, it has two problems that should cost a star each:
- The layout of the pages is quite bad. A reference book like this cannot afford this type of blunder. In all cases it is very difficult to quickly find the actual definition of the words under study. You need to read the whole thing to be able to find it.
- Some of the pitfalls are a bit ludicrous. Do people really confuse Libertarian with Libertine? Industrial with Industrious? Livid with Lurid? Ad hoc with Ad lib? De facto with de jure? In cases like this the author just shows examples of correct usage--perhaps because it would be very difficult to find examples of incorrect usage.

Summary of Who's Whose?

You?ll never again confuse affect and effect!

Have you ever been fazed by the spelling of phased, or fretted over the difference between anxiety and angst, stationery and stationary? If so, you are not alone: the English language is a minefield, full of words that look and sound alike but mean different things in different places.
 
Who?s Whose? is an entertaining and essential A to Z guide to the most commonly confused words in English today, with real examples of good and bad usage to make differences crystal clear. In addition to documenting these verbal confusions, it offers a sympathetic guide to the seriousness of each gaffe (the Embarassment rating), an explanation of why it happens, and some handy hints on how to avoid it in future. With Who?s Whose in your corner, you?ll never again mistake a principle for a principal.

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