Cover art for The Well-Spoken Thesaurus
Published
Sourcebooks, February 2011
ISBN
9781402243059
Format
Softcover, 400 pages
Dimensions
22.8cm × 15.3cm × 2.1cm

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

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The thesaurus for those who want to replace words that impress with words that convince.

The ultimate guide on how to speak eloquently, including 200 well-spoken alternatives to common words and phrases.

If you've ever fumbled while trying to use a big word ('lofty word,' 'pretentious word') to impress a crowd, you know what it's like to ('know what it is to') be poorly spoken. The fear of mispronouncing or misusing complex words is real and leaves many of us consigned to the lower levels ('lower reaches,' 'lower echelons') 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, featuring lessons from some of the most articulate speakers of our past and present. While a common thesaurus provides only synonyms as mere word-for-word equivalents, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is filled with ('awash in,' 'instilled with,' 'dense with,' 'rich in') dynamic reinventions of standard words and phrases.

Lessons from history's greatest writers and speakers, including-

Margaret Atwood

Barack Obama

T. S. Eliot

Edith Wharton

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Henry James

Barbara Kingsolver

John Steinbeck

The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is the ultimate vocabulary builder for adults seeking to improve their vocabulary and speak better.

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