No Uncertain Terms

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Would you call this a "paperback," a "softcover," or a "pocket book"?
It's all three—if your pockets are big enough. But, more precisely, it's a wonderfully witty trade paperback that takes a humorous look at the seemingly simple names of things, familiar words we all think we know.
For instance, what's the difference between:
sweet potato and yam photographic memory and total recall
calculator and computer
spumoni and tortoni cooperative and condominium understudy and stand-by
NO UNCERTAIN TERMS explores, in very certain terms and with a raft of irreverently illuminating illustrations, the surprising differences (or "distinctions") between these and other frequently confused words in a way that is engaging, informative, and, above all, entertaining. NO UNCERTAIN TERMS will surprise and delight (not to mention "astound" and "enthrall") everyone who loves the English language.
Mark Dittrick and Diane Kender Dittrick are professional writers and editors. Diane Kender... Tovább

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Would you call this a "paperback," a "softcover," or a "pocket book"?
It's all three—if your pockets are big enough. But, more precisely, it's a wonderfully witty trade paperback that takes a humorous look at the seemingly simple names of things, familiar words we all think we know.
For instance, what's the difference between:
sweet potato and yam photographic memory and total recall
calculator and computer
spumoni and tortoni cooperative and condominium understudy and stand-by
NO UNCERTAIN TERMS explores, in very certain terms and with a raft of irreverently illuminating illustrations, the surprising differences (or "distinctions") between these and other frequently confused words in a way that is engaging, informative, and, above all, entertaining. NO UNCERTAIN TERMS will surprise and delight (not to mention "astound" and "enthrall") everyone who loves the English language.
Mark Dittrick and Diane Kender Dittrick are professional writers and editors. Diane Kender Dittrick was a contributor to The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia, and both are contributors to the upcoming revision of The Random House Dictionary ofthe English Language (unabridged edition). They divide their time between New York City and an island off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Stuart B. Flexner is the Editor-in-Chief of The Random House Dictionaries.
Tom Bloom draws pictures for the New York Times, the Village Voice, and a growing list of other publications. ' " Vissza