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The big book of beastly mispronunciations : the complete opinionated guide for the careful speaker / Charles Harrington Elster.
- Title
- The big book of beastly mispronunciations : the complete opinionated guide for the careful speaker / Charles Harrington Elster.
- Author
- Elster, Charles Harrington.
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PE1137 .E56 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 522 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Contains an alphabetically arranged list of over one thousand commonly mispronounced words, including the author's explanation of how each word should be pronounced and a brief essay supporting his position.
- Subject
- English language > Pronunciation > Dictionaries
- Genre/Form
- dictionaries.
- Dictionaries
- Dictionnaires.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-522).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Guide 1 -- Authorities Consulted 515 -- Other Sources Cited or Consulted 520.
- ISBN
- 061842315X
- 9780618423156
- LCCN
- ^^2005020060
- OCLC
- 61115497
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library