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Eli Burnstein

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Keynote weeper. Author DICTIONARY OF FINE DISTINCTIONS. Words in @mcsweeneys @newyorkerhumor. Rep @dblackagency

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Because Language becauselangpod.bsky.social(@becauselangpod) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New episode with Eli Burnstein about his new (and fun) book: The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions!

There may be delving. We might delve.

Anywhere podcasts are gotten.

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Union Square & Co.

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fourth_alphabet (@dipankumar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Stumbled across this masterpiece called “Dictionary of Fine Distinctions” & completed within a day.
Authored by the witty Canadian humorist Eli Burnstein & brilliantly illustrated by Liana Finck, this book is a must read for word lovers & the hair splitters.

Stumbled across this masterpiece called “Dictionary of Fine Distinctions” & completed within a day. Authored by the witty Canadian humorist @eliburnstein & brilliantly illustrated by @lianafinck, this book is a must read for word lovers & the hair splitters. #BookRecommendation
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Literary Hub(@lithub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do you really understand the difference between morals and ethics? Eli Burnstein shares a visual guide to the nuances of the English language.
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Timothy McSweeney(@mcsweeneys) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Flotsam or jetsam? Schlemiels or schlimazels? Eli Burnstein has you covered with these and other very important language distinctions.
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Henry Hitchings(@henryhitchings) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For @wsjbooks I wrote about Eli Burnstein’s Dictionary of Fine Distinctions, which looks like a bathroom book but manages to be more than that. Not often I get to refer to spliffs, Sigmund Freud, Samuel Johnson, screwdrivers and Scotch in one place. wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

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Eli Burnstein(@eliburnstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to see an excerpt from DICTIONARY OF FINE DISTINCTIONS in Hazlitt! With more great work from Liana Finck hazlitt.net/longreads/hair…

Thrilled to see an excerpt from DICTIONARY OF FINE DISTINCTIONS in @Hazlitt! With more great work from @lianafinck hazlitt.net/longreads/hair…
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Timothy McSweeney(@mcsweeneys) 's Twitter Profile Photo

McSweeney's contributor Eli Burnstein's 'Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning' is a book for hairsplitters and language lovers. We're happy to offer a few funny samples from its pages.
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Eli Burnstein(@eliburnstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to share an excerpt from Dictionary of Fine Distinctions in Timothy McSweeney today! And great timing, too, because the book is now officially out!
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