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Mental Floss: What's the Difference?

by Editors of Mental Floss

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A humorous guide to commonly confused terms

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A humorous guide to commonly confused terms

Organized around distinctions that are easy to blur, this Mental Floss collection uses comparison as its central device: Monet and Manet, egg rolls and spring rolls, nuclear bombs and dirty nuclear bombs, and even the scientific terminology behind “idiot” and “moron.” The book’s subject range moves between art, food, science, and language, framing factual clarification with the irreverent humor associated with the Mental Floss name. Its short-form, topic-by-topic approach makes it suited to browsing as much as to settling an everyday semantic question.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of humorous trivia and general-knowledge collections
  • Readers interested in word usage, definitions, and commonly confused concepts
  • Browsers who enjoy bite-size topics spanning culture, food, art, and science

Themes

Everyday distinctionsTrivia and general knowledgeLanguage and semanticsHumorScience and culture

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Book overview

Enlighten Up Already!

Monet? Manet? Who can even tell the difference? Well, with the help of the newest mental_floss tome, you can! Want to learn how to tell egg rolls from spring rolls, nuclear bombs from dirty nuclear bombs, or even how to tell an idiot from a moron (there's a real scientific difference)? Piece of cake! Whether you're trying to impress your boss, your mother-in-law, attractive singles, or a pack of fourth graders (you know how they love semantics), mental_floss gives you all the tips and tricks to have you sounding like a genius.

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