English Vocabulary Usage Manual

Author: Alexander
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book is centered around more than 5,000 basic English vocabulary words, providing distinctions between synonyms, near-synonyms, visually similar words, and related words. Under each group of words, there are example sentences and concise yet detailed explanations. Many example sentences highlight the exact meaning of the central word and explain why a similar word cannot be used. The dictionary is well-organized, clear at a glance, and practical. An index and a glossary of terms are included at the end. The main purpose of this book is to help students distinguish between words that are often confused due to interference from their native language, words that are inherently confusing in English, commonly known words and structures that are prone to errors, and grammatical structures that are easily confused within English itself. It also addresses the interference of native language grammar on English grammar.