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    Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms
    Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms
    Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms
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    Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms

    By Arlene Miller

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArlene Miller
    Release dateAug 14, 2017
    ISBN9780998416526
    Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms
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    Arlene Miller

    Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva, is the  author of nine grammar books, a self-publishing book, and a novel: The Best Little Grammar Book Ever, first and second editions The Best Little Grammar Workbook Ever The Best Little Grammar Collection Ever Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? Fifty Shades of Grammar Correct Me If I'm Wrong The Great Grammar Cheat Sheet Beyond Worksheets  The Best Grammar Workbook Ever I Wrote a Book: Now What? The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Self-Publishing Four College Girls and a Purple Boa Her grammar books are used by schools and colleges. The Best Little Grammar Book Ever won Best Reference Book from the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association in 2011. The Best Grammar Workbook Ever won honorable mention at the New York Book Festival in 2016. And Fifty Shades of Grammar won Best Book Runner Up in 2016 from the Bay Area Independent Book Publishers Association. Arlene is from the Boston area, where she went to school and worked until 1993, when she and her family relocated to Sonoma County, California. She started her writing career as a newspaper reporter and editor before becoming a technical writer in the 1980s. She has won two awards of excellence from the Society of Technical Writers. More recently, Ms. Miller has been a freelance book editor and blogger. She also taught for the California public schools for 11 years. Arlene holds a B.A. in English and Journalism and an M.A. in Humanities, as well as teaching and school administration credentials. She conducts grammar and writing workshops based on her book. And if you don't believe that grammar can be humorous and entertaining, listen to one of her grammar talks! She is also an accomplished tap dancer and an award-winning poet. She has two grown children and currently lives in beautiful wine country, California. See her website at www.bigwords101.com for more information or to set up a workshop. Sign up to receive the weekly Grammar Diva Blog Post and get a free grammar mini-book download.

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      Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms - Arlene Miller

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      Petaluma, California

      Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms

      Copyright © 2017 by Arlene Miller

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright holder.

      Cover art and design by Matt Hinrichs

      Interior design and formatting by Marny K. Parkin

      Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2017900175

      Miller, Arlene. Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms, 2017

      p. cm.

      ISBN 978-0-9911674-8-7

      1. English language—Grammar. 2. English language—Usage. 3. English language—Terms and Phrases.

      Library of Congress: PE 1460.F576 2017

      Dewey: 428.1

      Published by bigwords101, P.O. Box 4483, Petaluma, CA 94955 USA

      website and blog: www.bigwords101.com

      Contact Ingram, Baker & Taylor, or the publisher for quantity discounts for your company, organization, or educational institution.

      More books by Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva

      • The Best Little Grammar Book Ever: 101 Ways to Impress With Your Writing and Speaking (First Edition)—paperback and e-book

      • Correct Me If I’m Wrong: Getting Your Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage Right—paperback and e-book

      • The Great Grammar Cheat Sheet: 50 Grammar, Punctuation, Writing, and Word Usage Tips You Can Use Now—e-book

      • Beyond Worksheets: Creative Lessons for Teaching Grammar in Middle School and High School—e-book

      • The Best Grammar Workbook Ever: Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage for Ages 10 Through 110—paperback and e-book

      • Fifty Shades of Grammar: Scintillating and Saucy Sentences, Syntax, and Semantics from The Grammar Diva—paperback and e-book

      • The Best Little Grammar Workbook Ever! Use Alone or with Its Companion Book: The Best Little Grammar Book Ever, Second Edition—paperback and e-book

      If you are the proud owner of any of these books, we always appreciate reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, or your favorite website.

      Thank you!

      To Jake and Shelley,

      As Always

      Acknowledgements

      This is my ninth grammar book, so thank you to everyone who has kept me on the path! I never thought I would write two grammar books, let alone nine (and still counting).

      Special thanks to Marny Parkin, my interior book designer, and Matt Hinrichs, my cover designer. These two talented people have been with me for nearly the entire journey.

      More special thanks goes to Gil Namur, who has designed and kept my website beautiful! And I cannot forget my local independent bookstore, Copperfield’s Books, for allowing me to launch each book there, as well as give talks and workshops—and for stocking my books on their shelves.

      Thank you to the members of BAIPA (Bay Area Independent Publishers Association) and Redwood Writers (a branch of California Writers Club) for your generosity, support, and knowledge.

      Thank you to my friends and family.

      Arlene Miller

      The Grammar Diva

      Introduction

      Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms is a compilation, in alphabetical order, of commonly confused words. Some of these words include affect and effect; lay and lie; assure, ensure, and insure; compliment and complement. You get the picture.

      The second part of the book lists common malapropisms, words and phrases used incorrectly—and sometimes unintentionally humorously. Although there is some overlap of malapropisms and confusing words, most of the malapropisms are phrases and idioms. They are also listed alphabetically.

      The complete table of contents and alphabetical presentation make an index unnecessary.

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