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The Right Word!: Word Savvy's Quick & Easy Guide to 158 Words That Are Commonly Confused or Misused
The Right Word Word Savvy's Quick Easy Guide to 158 Words That Are Commonly Confused or Misused Author:Nancy Ragno WRONG-WORD ERRORS SABOTAGE SUCCESS! — And you may never know it. — Even your Spell-check won't tell you! — Symptoms: Your resumé ends up in the slush pile. Your grades are below par. Your reports or opinions are discarded without consideration. A simple written error may cost you credibility -- or even your job! — You are a victim of the # 1 write... more »r's mistake -- the WRONG-WORD ERROR.
This is not surprising, considering the number of commonly confused and misused words in English. Wrong-word errors are embarrassing. They undermine your reputation and confidence. How can you avoid making them?
Fortunately, the number of words that usually cause such errors is manageable -- 158. And THE RIGHT WORD! has them all! Most likely you are aware of the kinds of words that cause problems: homonyms and words so often misused you aren't sure of the correct usage.
When you come to one of those words and ask, "Is it THIS word or THAT?" . . .
*DON'T leave your writing to look it up in a dictionary --offline or online. This is time-consuming and can make you lose track of what you were thinking.
*DON"T take a chance and write the word you think is right. (You have a 50% chance of getting it wrong.)
DO keep THE RIGHT WORD! close at hand.
Quickly flip to the word you're looking for. Voila!-- the right answer! Quick. Easy. Accurate. THE RIGHT WORD!