Homophones and Homographs An American Dictionary |
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| Author:
| Hobbs, James B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-0610-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1999 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This expanded third edition defines and cross-references 7,870 homophones and 1,554 homographs (up from 7,000 and 1,400 in the 2d ed.). As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones (words that sound alike) and homographs (look-alikes), this latest edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail-although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to...
More DescriptionThis expanded third edition defines and cross-references 7,870 homophones and 1,554 homographs (up from 7,000 and 1,400 in the 2d ed.). As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones (words that sound alike) and homographs (look-alikes), this latest edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail-although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer.