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

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

Update: 2025-11-031
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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 β€œDictionary of Fine Distinctions” - 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.Β 

πŸ“„ Get the PDF transcript https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fine-Distinctions-Subtle-Shades-of-Meaning-with-Eli-Burnstein-960.pdf

πŸ”— Episode page on my website https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/11/03/fine-distinctions-subtle-shades-of-meaning-with-eli-burnstein-960/

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

πŸ“˜ Buy the book from Profile Books https://profilebooks.com/work/dictionary-of-fine-distinctions/

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

πŸ§”β€β™‚οΈ https://www.eliburnstein.com/


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

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