When is a pig a hog? : a guide to confoundingly related English words

Title
  1. When is a pig a hog? : a guide to confoundingly related English words / Bernice Randall.
Published by
  1. New York : Prentice Hall, ©1991.
Author
  1. Randall, Bernice.

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Description
  1. vii, 328 pages; 25 cm
Summary
  1. Provides definitions of the subtle differences between related terms. Eight main sections cover people, places, things, ideas, activities, nature, science, etc.
Subject
  1. English language > Etymology > Dictionaries
  2. English language > Synonyms and antonyms
  3. English language > Terms and phrases
  4. English language
  5. English language > Etymology
  6. English language > Synonyms and antonyms
  7. Wortschatz
  8. Sprachschwierigkeit
  9. Englisch
Genre/Form
  1. Dictionary
  2. dictionaries.
  3. Dictionaries
  4. Dictionaries.
  5. Authors' inscriptions (Provenance)
  6. Dictionnaires.
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-302) and index.