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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus

The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases

Tom Heehler
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Pages
400
Year
2011
Language
English

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The Ultimate Guide to Powerful Language If you've ever fumbled while trying to use a big word* to impress a crowd, you know what it's like to* be poorly spoken. The fear of mispronouncing or misusing complex words is real and leaves many of us consigned to the lower levels* of the English Language. The secret to eloquence, however, lies in simplicity-the ability to use ordinary words in extraordinary ways. The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is your guide to eloquence, replacing the ordinary with the extraordinary. While a common thesaurus provides only synonyms as mere word-for-word equivalents, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is filled with* dynamic reinventions of standard words and phrases. *lofty word, pretentious word *know what it is to *lower reaches, lower echelons *awash in, instilled with, dense with, rich in

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"In this unconventional, easy-to-use thesaurus, Heehler, a degree student at the Harvard Extension School, invites the reader to speak like an academic without sounding like one."
Book News
"The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is a delightful book for anyone interested in language and the spoken word."
Midge Raymond, Award-winning author of Forgetting English
"How absolutely fascinating."
The Fayetteville Observer

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