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Piercy, Joseph.
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Vocabulary.
Lexicology.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Dictionaries.
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Piercy, Joseph.
Vocabulary.
Lexicology.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Dictionaries.
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1000
words
to
expand
your
vocabulary
/ Joseph Piercy.
by
Piercy, Joseph.
Michael O'Mara Books, 2018.
Call #:
423 P618o 2018
Subjects
Vocabulary
.
Lexicology.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Dictionaries.
ISBN:
9781782438915 (hc.)
Alternate title:
One
thousand
words
to
expand
your
vocabulary
Description:
219 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index.
Summary:
"The Oxford English Dictionary contains 175,000
words
in common usage and yet linguists estimate that a
vocabulary
of 3,000 is sufficient to cover ninety-five per cent of common usage in speech and print. Where have all those other
words
gone? The English language is a giant sponge, absorbing
words
from a multitude of different languages and cultures and yet it seems speakers of English are indolent at accessing the rich resources at our disposal. '1000
Words
to
Expand
Your
Vocabulary
' aims to ameliorate this issue by providing a illuminating lexicography to boost
your
word power. Alongside the elegant and archaic
words
are discussions of malapropisms and solecisms,
words
for which meaning has changed over time and
words
that have meanings often contrary to their common usage (and abusage). Each entry contains outlines of word origins, examples in context and a wealth of word related trivia. '1000
Words
to
Expand
Your
Vocabulary
' will help word lovers flaunt their prolixity without flouting the rules that govern correct meaning."--Publisher's description.
Genre:
Language instruction.
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