Word Watch: A Writer's Guide to the Slippery, Sneaky and Otherwise Tricky (ebook)

"A Fun Frolic Through the English Language" Welcome to a word usage book with attitude. (Humor, too, but definitely attitude.) Further or farther? Averse or adverse? Callous or callus? Less or fewer? Restive or Restless? Childish or childlike? Pause or hesitate? Sometimes the choice is between right or wrong, often it's between so-so and spectacular. Make informed choices with the help of WORD WATCH. Multiple USA Today bestselling author and longtime Washington Post editor Patricia McLinn shares word nuances learned in a lifetime of word usage scrutiny, publishing more than 60 novels, and a journalistic career of picky editing. HOW TO USE WORD WATCH – To look up a specific word or phrase, check the alphabetical inventory at the beginning of this book. Then click on the capitalized link (or links) associated with it to go to that discussion. – Read the word collections from beginning to end. – Browse at will. – Engrave on your heart. What readers say about Word Watch "Terrific (and terr