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A man who believes there is a correct pronunciation for virtually every word in the English language addresses more than six hundred frequently mispronounced words and includes his reasoning why a particular pronunciation is the proper choice. Original.
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"When it comes to pronunciation," says Charles Harrington Elster, "there are two types of people: Those who don't give the subject a second thought and those who do. This book is for those who do." Those who don't will likely dismiss it as a conglomeration of minutiae (mi-N[Y]oo-shee-ee). Elster's Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations combines and expands upon his two previous books on the subject, offering historical pronunciations, authoritative opinions (his own and others'), and meandering explanations. This book is more entertaining than a game of badminton (don't say, "BAD-mitten," which Elster considers sloppy) and more lasting than a daiquiri (that's "DY-kuh-ree"). And best of all, you'll tighten up that flaccid ("FLAK-sid") pronunciation. Kudos ("KOO-dahs") to Elster for setting us straight. For now, anyway--there's a neologism ("nee-AHL-uh-jiz'm") born every day. --Jane Steinberg
About the Author
Charles Harrington Elster is a guest contributor to the New York Times Magazine’s “On Language” column and has been a commentator on NPR and hundreds of radio shows around the country. He is the author of numerous books, including There Is No Zoo in Zoology and Is There a Cow in Moscow?
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- PublisherMariner Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0395893380
- ISBN 13 9780395893388
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages426
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