Words You Thought You Knew: 1001 Commonly Misused and Misunderstood Words and Phrases

Nothing makes a person appear more ridiculous than incorrectly using a word in conversation or writing—and having the listener or reader pick up on it.

Words You Thought You Knew . . . features words and phrases people hear and use every day—often incorrectly. Is it "could care less" or "couldn’t care less"? What is the difference between "allude" and "elude"? Is it "toe the line" or "tow the line"?

Forget six-syllable words found only on college entrance exams that people never use! Writer Jenna Glatzer takes a humorous approach to help readers avoid verbal slipups by featuring succinct definitions and sentence examples of common but troublesome words. This unique collection also includes a fun quiz to test readers’ mastery of the words they thought they knew!