How to Tell Fate from Destiny

“In this part-thesaurus, part-hilarious manual of style, Elster breaks down the most common mistakes of the English language.”— Booklist   If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate , the relative pronouns that and which , or the adjectives pliant , pliable , and supple , never fear— How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate commonly confused words and steer clear of verbal troub