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When is a pig a hog? : a guide to confoundingly related English words
- Title
- When is a pig a hog? : a guide to confoundingly related English words / Bernice Randall.
- Author
- Randall, Bernice.
- Publication
- New York : Prentice Hall, ©1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PE1580 .R36 1991 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 328 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- Provides definitions of the subtle differences between related terms. Eight main sections cover people, places, things, ideas, activities, nature, science, etc.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Dictionary
- dictionaries.
- Dictionaries
- Dictionaries.
- Authors' inscriptions (Provenance)
- Dictionnaires.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-302) and index.
- Contents
- Confoundingly related English words. Human and not so human beings ; Here and there ; Things ; Concepts, actions, and other intangibles ; The arts: fine and otherwise ; Nature and science ; Our bodies and medicine ; Organizations and institutions -- Appendix 1: Gods and goddesses in Greek and Roman mythology -- Appendix 2: Geologic time chart.
- ISBN
- 013955212X
- 9780139552120
- 0671874713
- 9780671874711
- LCCN
- 91017339
- OCLC
- ocm23732667
- 23732667
- SCSB-1918537
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library