Error title
Some error text about your books and stuff.
Close

Better Wordpower

by Janet Whitcut

  • ISBN: 9780198601562
  • ISBN10: 0198601565

Better Wordpower

by Janet Whitcut

  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
  • Publish date: 01/01/1999
  • ISBN: 9780198601562
  • ISBN10: 0198601565
used Add to Cart $5.32
You save: 81%
Marketplace Item
Returnable at the third party seller's discretion and may come without consumable supplements like access codes, CD's, or workbooks.
new Add to Cart $51.47
Marketplace Item
Returnable at the third party seller's discretion and may come without consumable supplements like access codes, CD's, or workbooks.
Description: Do you "bale out" of an airplane or do you "bail out"? What is the meaning of the French expression amour propre? What are you afraid of when you have vermophobia? What does a "clinker-built" hull look like?

In Better Wordpower, Janet Whitcut provides language lovers and serious writers -- and anyone who wants to improve his or her communications skills -- with a wealth of advice and information. Whitcut tackles a variety of subjects, ranging from common pitfalls of spelling -- for instance, "confusable" words (alternate/alternative, bail/bale) -- to frequently seen foreign phrases such as amour propre (self respect), faux pas (tactless blunder), and pis aller (a last resort). Indeed, she explores many powerful ways of building one's vocabulary, including a list of antonyms and a section of word endings -- such as dozens of words that end in -phobia, from agoraphobia, to Celtophobia (fear of Celts), to vermophobia (fear of worms). The latter half of the book is a smorgasbord of words, packed with specialized vocabulary lists, including a lexicon of hard words, from aam (a former liquid wine measure) to zymosis (fermentation).

Here then is a book that will appeal to anyone who wants to write better, filled with useful tips for the beginning as well as the advanced writer. It will be a special delight for all word lovers.

Expand description
Product notice Returnable at the third party seller's discretion and may come without consumable supplements like access codes, CD's, or workbooks.
Seller Condition Comments Price  
Seller: Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB
Location: Frederick, MD
Condition: Very Good
Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few
[...]
Price:
$5.32
Comments:
Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few
[...]
Seller: ErgodeBooks
Location: Houston, TX
Condition: Good
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 336 p. Contains: Illustrations.
Price:
$16.92
Comments:
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 336 p. Contains: Illustrations.
Seller: Bonita
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Condition: Good
Shipping Icon
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Price:
$34.32
Comments:
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Seller: Just one more Chapter
Location: Miramar, FL
Condition: New
Price:
$51.47
Comments:
Seller: Bonita
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Condition: New
Shipping Icon
Price:
$53.11
Comments:
please wait
Please Wait

Notify Me When Available

Enter your email address below,
and we'll contact you when your school adds course materials for
.
Enter your email address below, and we'll contact you when is back in stock (ISBN: ).