Do you “inaugurate”or “launch” or “open” a new book?
My friend is going to publish a new book and the opening ceremony is tomorrow. However, do I say that she is "launching" a new book?
Is there a better or more accurate way of saying this?
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My friend is going to publish a new book and the opening ceremony is tomorrow. However, do I say that she is "launching" a new book?
Is there a better or more accurate way of saying this?
word-choice
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Certainly do not use a misspelled word inaugerate. (Unless it is a book on spelling and you want to be clever-seeming.)
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:03
@GEdgar: thank you for pointing that out :P Typing error...
– Eliza
Nov 21 '14 at 14:05
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Of these three choices, I would say "launch".
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:08
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My friend is going to publish a new book and the opening ceremony is tomorrow. However, do I say that she is "launching" a new book?
Is there a better or more accurate way of saying this?
word-choice
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My friend is going to publish a new book and the opening ceremony is tomorrow. However, do I say that she is "launching" a new book?
Is there a better or more accurate way of saying this?
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Certainly do not use a misspelled word inaugerate. (Unless it is a book on spelling and you want to be clever-seeming.)
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:03
@GEdgar: thank you for pointing that out :P Typing error...
– Eliza
Nov 21 '14 at 14:05
1
Of these three choices, I would say "launch".
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:08
add a comment |
1
Certainly do not use a misspelled word inaugerate. (Unless it is a book on spelling and you want to be clever-seeming.)
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:03
@GEdgar: thank you for pointing that out :P Typing error...
– Eliza
Nov 21 '14 at 14:05
1
Of these three choices, I would say "launch".
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:08
1
1
Certainly do not use a misspelled word inaugerate. (Unless it is a book on spelling and you want to be clever-seeming.)
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:03
Certainly do not use a misspelled word inaugerate. (Unless it is a book on spelling and you want to be clever-seeming.)
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:03
@GEdgar: thank you for pointing that out :P Typing error...
– Eliza
Nov 21 '14 at 14:05
@GEdgar: thank you for pointing that out :P Typing error...
– Eliza
Nov 21 '14 at 14:05
1
1
Of these three choices, I would say "launch".
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:08
Of these three choices, I would say "launch".
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:08
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Books, like ships, are 'launched'.
OED has:
book launch n.
1964 Guardian 25 Aug. 4 (headline) Book-launch at the Sycamore.
2000 J. Pemberton Forever & Ever Amen 4 If someone's stupid enough to publish the damn thing then there's..book launches, readings and other such nonsense. Knowing my luck, I say, it'll become a bestseller.
"book, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2014. Web. 21 November 2014.
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First choice is "Book Launch".
To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon.
Either way, you're getting it off the ground.
To inaugurate means to start something, to give it a kick off.
A new book was launched by me.
The book was inaugurated by you.
While inaugurate (AmE) has long been used in formal contexts, such as the swearing-in ceremony that inaugurates a President's term in office, inaugurate is now also used casually.
You might inaugurate your marathon training with a long run.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
MistiMisti
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You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
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Books, like ships, are 'launched'.
OED has:
book launch n.
1964 Guardian 25 Aug. 4 (headline) Book-launch at the Sycamore.
2000 J. Pemberton Forever & Ever Amen 4 If someone's stupid enough to publish the damn thing then there's..book launches, readings and other such nonsense. Knowing my luck, I say, it'll become a bestseller.
"book, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2014. Web. 21 November 2014.
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Books, like ships, are 'launched'.
OED has:
book launch n.
1964 Guardian 25 Aug. 4 (headline) Book-launch at the Sycamore.
2000 J. Pemberton Forever & Ever Amen 4 If someone's stupid enough to publish the damn thing then there's..book launches, readings and other such nonsense. Knowing my luck, I say, it'll become a bestseller.
"book, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2014. Web. 21 November 2014.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:10
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Books, like ships, are 'launched'.
OED has:
book launch n.
1964 Guardian 25 Aug. 4 (headline) Book-launch at the Sycamore.
2000 J. Pemberton Forever & Ever Amen 4 If someone's stupid enough to publish the damn thing then there's..book launches, readings and other such nonsense. Knowing my luck, I say, it'll become a bestseller.
"book, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2014. Web. 21 November 2014.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:10
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Books, like ships, are 'launched'.
OED has:
book launch n.
1964 Guardian 25 Aug. 4 (headline) Book-launch at the Sycamore.
2000 J. Pemberton Forever & Ever Amen 4 If someone's stupid enough to publish the damn thing then there's..book launches, readings and other such nonsense. Knowing my luck, I say, it'll become a bestseller.
"book, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2014. Web. 21 November 2014.
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First choice is "Book Launch".
To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon.
Either way, you're getting it off the ground.
To inaugurate means to start something, to give it a kick off.
A new book was launched by me.
The book was inaugurated by you.
While inaugurate (AmE) has long been used in formal contexts, such as the swearing-in ceremony that inaugurates a President's term in office, inaugurate is now also used casually.
You might inaugurate your marathon training with a long run.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
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You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
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First choice is "Book Launch".
To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon.
Either way, you're getting it off the ground.
To inaugurate means to start something, to give it a kick off.
A new book was launched by me.
The book was inaugurated by you.
While inaugurate (AmE) has long been used in formal contexts, such as the swearing-in ceremony that inaugurates a President's term in office, inaugurate is now also used casually.
You might inaugurate your marathon training with a long run.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
MistiMisti
13k42458
You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
|
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First choice is "Book Launch".
To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon.
Either way, you're getting it off the ground.
To inaugurate means to start something, to give it a kick off.
A new book was launched by me.
The book was inaugurated by you.
While inaugurate (AmE) has long been used in formal contexts, such as the swearing-in ceremony that inaugurates a President's term in office, inaugurate is now also used casually.
You might inaugurate your marathon training with a long run.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
MistiMisti
13k42458
First choice is "Book Launch".
To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon.
Either way, you're getting it off the ground.
To inaugurate means to start something, to give it a kick off.
A new book was launched by me.
The book was inaugurated by you.
While inaugurate (AmE) has long been used in formal contexts, such as the swearing-in ceremony that inaugurates a President's term in office, inaugurate is now also used casually.
You might inaugurate your marathon training with a long run.
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
MistiMisti
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edited Nov 21 '14 at 16:54
answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
MistiMisti
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answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
MistiMisti
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answered Nov 21 '14 at 14:29
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You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
|
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You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
You definitely can't inaugurate a book in British English.
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 16:51
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
Concede, post updated.
– Misti
Nov 21 '14 at 16:56
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@AE, nor does one inaugurate a tangible thing in American English. Instead we inaugurate processes, courses, or operations.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 21:11
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@pilcrow: Also people, I'm thinking?
– A E
Nov 21 '14 at 22:02
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
@AE, yes, but specifically inaugurating a person into a formal office of some kind.
– pilcrow
Nov 21 '14 at 22:29
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Certainly do not use a misspelled word inaugerate. (Unless it is a book on spelling and you want to be clever-seeming.)
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:03
@GEdgar: thank you for pointing that out :P Typing error...
– Eliza
Nov 21 '14 at 14:05
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Of these three choices, I would say "launch".
– GEdgar
Nov 21 '14 at 14:08