The Little Book of Confusables: Simple Spelling and Usage Tips to Help Smart People Avoid Stupid Mistakes

The Little Book of Confusables: Simple Spelling and Usage Tips to Help Smart People Avoid Stupid Mistakes

Multi-award-winner, loved by language professionals everywhere With 600 commonly confused words in 300+ indispensable, fun and gorgeous pages, The Little Book of Confusables is the desktop essential you never knew you needed. This FUN guide to the spellings EVEN WRITERS GET WRONG helps you supercharge your vocabulary and avoid embarrassing mistakes. What trips you up? PRACTICE / PRACTISE , AFFECT / EFFECT , ELICIT / ILLICIT, COMPLIMENT/COMPLEMENT , HOARD/HORDE ? Using the wrong word can completely change your message – and lead to embarrassing mistakes! ★ BALD men aren’t always BOLD . ★ DISEASED may be bad, but DECEASED is a whole lot worse. ★ Dramatic CORDS require the fashion police. ★ And heaven forbid you ask someone to ‘ BARE with me’ – unless you’re a fan of getting naked with strangers. Loved by language professionals, business owners, marketing departments, crossword lovers and students, this brilliant bestselling book will help you write with confidence and avoid embarrassing mistakes. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "Brilliant! The perfect companion for anyone who ever has to write anything!" Louisa Chudley, Founder, Spark Social “What a clever, useful, nifty book! Just wonderful!” Tom Read Wilson, TV Presenter and Author “This book is amazing – no matter how many years you’ve been writing and no matter how much of a grammar nerd you are. It’s one of those books you’ll keep next to your computer at all times.” Anna Gunning, Director, Gunning Marketing I’ve been working with words for 20+ years and I still get plenty of these mixed up. With this great little book on my desk, everything is clear! Tom Albrighton, Author, How to Write Clearly “This book is a delight. So well written and so useful for anyone who ever has to write. The perfect mix of aesthetic and usability! You’ll keep returning again and again. Top stuff.” Kevin Chesters, Author, The Creative Nudge “This book is clear, intuitive and fun. But that’s not what I’m interested in. I’m a copywriter, so when I need to double check a ‘confusable’, time is money. So I tested it, and found it to be more than twice as quick as Googling. The conclusion – I’m keeping this book on my desk at all times.” Matt Phil Carver, Freelance Copywriter