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How To Tell Fate From Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

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How To Tell Fate From Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fearâ€”How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal trouble.

Whether youâ€™re a boomer, a Gen-Xer, or a millennial, if you peruse, browse, or even skim these spindrift pages you will (not shall) become versed in the fine art of differentiation. You will learn, for example,
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â– how to tell whether you suffer from pride, vanity, or hubris
â– how to tell whether youâ€™re contagious or infectious
â– how to tell if youâ€™re pitiful or pitiable
â– how to tell if youâ€™re self-centered or self-absorbed
â– how to live an ethical life in a moral universe
Country USA
Brand Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Manufacturer Collins Reference
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2018-10-23
UnitCount 1
UPCs 046442020435
EANs 9781328884077

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