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Fine Distinctions & Subtle Shades of Meaning ๐Ÿ“– (with Eli Burnstein) [960]

Fine Distinctions & Subtle Shades of Meaning ๐Ÿ“– (with Eli Burnstein) [960]

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson ยท Luke Thompson

November 3, 20251h 58m

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Show Notes

A particularly useful and interesting episode for you today - a conversation about English words which are very similar, but crucially, not the same. My guest Eli Burnstein is the author of โ€œDictionary of Fine Distinctionsโ€ - a book which aims to bring clarity to English words. Expect a funny discussion about subtle shades of meaning between words like poison & venom, accuracy & precision, envy & jealousy and many others. Eli is Canadian, now living in London and so he also shares some key features of Canadian English. 

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๐Ÿ“— Get the book in the UK https://www.waterstones.com/book/dictionary-of-fine-distinctions/eli-burnstein/9781805227229

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๐Ÿ“™ Also available on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-Fine-Distinctions-Nuances-Niceties/dp/180522722X/

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