Did you know that "colonel" is pronounced the same as "kernel"? Most learners pronounce hundreds of words incorrectly during some stage of their "career" as English speakers. This book contains the following:

• A detailed explanation of over 300 words that most learners pronounce wrong, and a list of more than 500 commonly mispronounced words overall
• Common error patterns in English pronunciation
• More than one hundred English heteronyms (words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently)
• Basics of the International Phonetic Alphabet...

People say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a mighty quotation is worth more than a thousand pictures. Words have the ability to express thoughts, and also the power to make us laugh. It is when these two abilities are skilfully combined that a special kind of quotes that we so adore emerges. This book contains a selection of 333 such quotations, carefully selected in a strict editorial process-they are mostly short, intelligent, funny, often sharp and sarcastic, and most importantly, quotable.

Did you know that the plural of "sheep" is "sheep" (not "sheeps")? Some mistakes in English are incredibly common, even among advanced learners: irregular plurals, using "have done" instead of "did," incorrect prepositions ("arrive to" instead of "arrive at"), placing commas where they shouldn't be and omitting them when they are necessary... This book will teach you how to avoid some of the most common grammar and vocabulary mistakes English learners make.

If you are interested in the most common pronunciation mistakes, the author of the book has written a separate book on...

• Ideal for English learners interested in English poetry.
• Detailed explanation of grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and spelling used in the poem.
• Complete phonetic transcription in American and British English.
• Interpretation and explanation of complicated passages.
• Contains 20 beautiful illustrations by Gustave Dore.

This book should be understood as a tool for improving one's English through the poem, not just as a book about the poem itself. It explains over 200 words and phrases that are likely to be unknown to a...