Books : There Is No Zoo in Zoology: And Other Beastly Mispronunciations
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by: Charles Harrington Elster
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.1
EAN: 9780020318309
ISBN: 0020318308
Label: Collier Books
Manufacturer: Collier Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1988-11
Publisher: Collier Books
Sales Rank: 949519
Studio: Collier Books
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Rating: - From a-BER-ant to zoh-AHL-uh-jist
Mr. Elster explains how he was sensitized from a young age to the careful use and pronunciation of words. His special interest led him to produce this book and a sequel ("Is There a Cow in Moscow?). The core of his efforts is an alphabetical guide to selected words that are commonly mispronounced. Each entry provides the preferred pronunciation. Many entries go far beyond this and provide some explanation of the word's origin and evolution, a discussion of alternative pronunciations, and witty ... Read More
Rating: - This book should be standing next to your dictionary on the shelf.
This is a book which, unfortunately, many people don't know about but would do well to have in their collection. Mr. Elster appears to have researched the words covered in the book very well, and he tells the history of many of them. A pattern that quickly becomes evident is how some words are continuously mispronounced for many years, whereby eventually the erroneous pronunciation can become the standard - resulting in dictionaries adopting them over the correct traditional pronunciations. Some ... Read More
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