Say it Right: 1000 Most Mispronounced Words (One Hour Wordpower S.)

by Graham King (Author)

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  Paperback
  1994

  $3.25

  English, the world's most widely-used language, is also the most misused, and this series aims to help readers to enrich their powers of communication - in speech, writing, comprehension and general knowledge. New words are being absorbed into the language all the time, and this book advises on the correct way to pronounce words and names, both new and old, such as leitmotif, Bosnia-Herzegovina, ceilidh, apophthegm, Vikram Seth, Alcester, Yspytty Ifan, Badedas, Laphroaig, Laocoon and Terpsichore.