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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 How to Tell Fate from Destiny.  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 Jefferson 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.