Fine Distinctions & Subtle Shades of Meaning 📖 (with Eli Burnstein) [960]

Fine Distinctions & Subtle Shades of Meaning 📖 (with Eli Burnstein) [960]

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 “Dictionary 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.

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

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

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

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15. Extra Podcast - 12 Useful Phrasal Verbs

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13. Video Podcast - I LIKE IT!

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12. Extra Podcast - Quick Hello 3

12. Extra Podcast - Quick Hello 3

To read a transcript for this episode, visit Luke's English Blog here. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/extra-podcast-quick-hello-3/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Click here for transcripts & vocabulary notes for this episode https://teacherluke.co.uk/2009/10/19/episode-9-men-vs-women/ Image by Pixel2013 on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/man-woman-composing-dispute-2933991/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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