New York Times Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, & Mispronounced Words

by Laurence Urdang

Book Overview

Featuring over 10,000 of the most difficult and interesting words in the English language, this practical and unique volume is great for students and adults, fans of word games, linguaphiles, and linguaphobes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579120601
• ISBN13: 9781579120603
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Very Interesting

Highly recommended to everyone who might be interested in history of words and use of words.

helped me

this book is a godsend for those who need a little help *me* with their spelling... and works wonders for scrabble* words. worth the price.

I'm wondering...

.. how many of our American friends will learn that 'aluminium' is pronounced as it is written (a-lew-min-ee-um) - rather than 'aluminum' (a-loo-min-um).:)

Excellent work

I have to say - when I found this book lying around at my parents' place, I never thought I'd pick it up and start reading it. I mean, it's a dictionary for goodness sake! But when I got stuck looking up a word that didn't appear in my regular dictionary, I picked up this little oddity. And trust me, oddity is the right word.This book had some of the strangest words I'd ever seen, right alongside words I used every day. Luckily, for most of the words I already knew in there, I was using them correctly, but every once in a while I would find something that I'd used often, but used completely incorrectly! The title is definitely not a misnomer.It's a scary thought, but once I started searching through this thing, I found that I could not put it down. It's a load of fun using it for Balderdash words, and it really is quite informative. If you're stuck on an essay and need a few synonyms, or you just want to make George Orwell turn over in his grave, this book is a must-have.Honestly, it's a first-rate piece of work!