The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phra

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A most uncommon reference, "The Well-Spoken Thesaurus" is a reader's guide toeloquence, replacing ordinary words with extraordinary ones, and offering themost powerful ways to say everyday words and phrases.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

For example, as replacements for absolutely,A" Roget's thesaurus lists several adverbs--A"extremely,A" exactly,A" perfectlyA"; The Well-Spoken Thesaurus provides both words and phrases--A"categorically,A" without question,A" by any measureA"--that offer greater flexibility in shaping a potent, poetic sentence.

Notes

A most uncommon reference, this is a guide to eloquence, replacing ordinary words with extraordinary ones.

Author Biography

Tom Heehler is a sociolinguistics major at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). A full-time student, he spends his off-campus hours aboard the Nostromo, currently moored in Boston Harbor

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii On Becoming Articulate 1 Rhetorical Form and Design 5 Lesson 1: T. S Eliot 6 Lesson 2: Margaret Atwood 9 Lesson 3: Ernest Hemingway 11 Lesson 4: Cormac McCarthy 14 Lesson 5: John Steinbeck 16 Lesson 6: Norman Mailer 18 Lesson 7: Edith Wharton 20 Lesson 8: E. B. White 22 Lesson 9: J. M. Coetzee 24 Lesson 10: John Steinbeck 26 Lesson 11: Barbara Kingsolver 28 Lesson 12: Joshua Ferris 30 Lesson 13: Ken Kesey 32 Lesson 14: Martin Luther King, Jr 34 Lesson 15: Henry James 36 Lesson 16: Barack Obama 39 Lesson 17: Cintra Wilson 41 The Well-Spoken Vocabulary 43 The Seven Rhetorical Sins 47 How This Book Works 51 Preamble 53 The Well-Spoken Thesaurus 55 200 Well-Spoken Alternatives to Common Words and Phrases 384 About the Author 392

Review

"This is your guide to eloquence - replacing ordinary words with extraordinary ones that take your writing to new heights. " - Gotham Writer's Workshop "A celebration of the spoken word." - Chicago Tribune "Winston Churchill, in the words of one of his contemporaries, 'mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.' Like many of the great orators and writers of our time, the prime minister knew the words he used and how he used them were at least as important as the ideas he needed to get across...In 2006, the same idea occurred to an American truck driver." - The Winnipeg Free Press "How absolutely fascinating." - The Fayetteville Observer "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 "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

Long Description

For example, as replacements for absolutely,A" Roget's thesaurus lists several adverbs--A"extremely,A" exactly,A" perfectlyA"; The Well-Spoken Thesaurus provides both words and phrases--A"categorically,A" without question,A" by any measureA"--that offer greater flexibility in shaping a potent, poetic sentence.

Review Text

"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

Review Quote

"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

Excerpt from Book

On Becoming Articulate Why Should You Care? Words are like little gods. The pronoun "him" instead of "her," if used often enough, can dissuade a girl from science or math. The words you use determine the density of gray matter in your brain. They affect your political leanings, influ

Details ISBN1402243057 Author Tom Heehler Publisher Sourcebooks Language English ISBN-10 1402243057 ISBN-13 9781402243059 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Imprint Sourcebooks, Inc Place of Publication Naperville Country of Publication United States DEWEY 423.1 Short Title WELL SPOKEN THESAURUS Pages 391 Subtitle The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases Audience General/Trade Publication Date 2011-03-01 UK Release Date 2011-03-01 We've got this

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