Stumped about any of these?
•Hunger pains or hunger pangs?
•Runner-ups or runners-up?
•Spitting image or spit and image?
•Some time or sometime?
•Lay or lie?
•Venal or venial?
•Shined or shone?
•Retroactive from or retroactive to?
•Effect or affect?
•Buck naked or butt naked?
Find all the answers in this handy guide, written by Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva. "Does
Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Book of Confusing Words and Malapropisms" contains over 250 confusing word pairs, word groups, and idioms. They are all listed alphabetically and cross-referenced, with a handy table of contents.
"Arlene Miller is not only an expert at grammar, but she’s a terrific writer. Her books are well presented and fun—full of information that all writers need." Linda Loveland Reid, Art Historian, Author, Painter, Theater Director, Business Owner, former President of Redwood Writers.
