Dictionary of Fine Distinctions Nuances, Niceties and Subtle Shades of Meaning
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Biografisk notat
Eli Burnstein is a Canadian humour writer, living in London. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist and Points in Case. He runs a spelling bee (Spelling Bae) that has been featured in the Toronto Star and the National Post, and on CBC Radio.A distinguished book of fine distinctions which can save you from muddling a latte with a flat white. Life-saving!
- Michael Rosen, Rosen's Almanac
Buy this for every word nerd you know and watch them fibrillate with delight as they gulp it down
- Lucy Mangan, Bookish
A great idea, beautifully realized. I shall never have a latte again without thinking of this book! A joy to read
- David Crystal, How Language Works
This delightful book is a tribute to the genius of the human mind for conceptual precision and the beauty of the English language in capturing it
- Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct
Engaging, challenging and sometimes infuriating - a gem of a book that will help you be both precise and accurate, and distinguish between the two
- Simon Garfield, Just My Type
One doesn't have to read for long before experiencing a 'Eureka' moment, in which a previously murky subject comes into focus
Wall Street Journal
An immensely satisfying book
Washington Examiner
Come the day when you need to know the difference between a bay, cove and gulf, or between a tyrant, despot, autocrat and dictator, turn to Burnstein's fun book
Budapest Times