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Choosing The Right Word (Or The Correct One)

juanedc, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27828497

Even when we're not uttering malapropisms, we may not be using the exact words we intended.  

Charles Harrington Elster can help; his voluminous knowledge of the English language has led to nearly a dozen books.  Those include the new .  It's not about religion or philosophy, just the terms themselves.  We peruse the book (or is it skim?) for a chat with the author.  

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.