Choose the right word : a contemporary guide to selecting the precise word for every situation

Author(s)

• Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiyé
• Ehrlich, Eugene H.

Bibliographic Information

Choose the right word : a contemporary guide to selecting the precise word for every situation

[edited by] S.I. Hayakawa

HarperPerennial, c1994

2nd ed. / Eugene Ehrlich, revising editor

Note

Rev. ed. of: Cassell's modern guide to synonyms & related words

"First edition"--T.p. verso

Some issues published by HarperResource, an imprint of HarperCollons Publishers

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This unique blend of thesaurus, dictionary, and manual of English usage defines, compares, and contrasts words of similar but not identical meaning--such as "infer" and "imply." More than 6,000 synonyms are included.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA25518953
• ISBN:
  • 0062731319
• LCCN: 93034206
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 532 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1591
  • DC20 : 423/.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Synonyms and antonyms