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

How To Tell Fate From Destiny

And Other Skillful Word Distinctions

By
Charles Harrington Elster
Charles Harrington Elster
2018 • 323 pages

"If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fear--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"--

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