Smart Words: Vocabulary for the Erudite

Harrison, Mim

ISBN 10: 0399534644 / ISBN 13: 9780399534645

Edité par Tarcher, 2008

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Synopsis :

How and where to use 500 of the words that make you sound more cultured, worldly, and downright smart.

Whoever said sounding smart had to be painful? It's all in how you acquire the "ten-dollar words" of English. Smart Words makes fast and smooth learning of words such as prelapsarian, sedulous, sybaritic and draconian. How? By sticking to ultra-simple definitions, then offering a memorable--and often funny--description of when or why to use the word. A sample sentence shows you how. And the phonetics are a snap.

Here's the description of sybaritic, defined as luxurious: "Make that luxurious with a capital S. The word got its start from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city known for being a tad over the top in the pamper-me department."

Whether you're a word lover, a fan of quirky reference books, or simply in need of a vocabulary makeover, Smart Words will help you be smart(er) about the words you use and the way you use them.

À propos de l?auteur: Mim Harrison is an award-winning commercial writer. She is also the author of three books on language: Wicked Good Words, Smart Words, and Words at Work. In addition, Mim is the founding editor of Levenger Press, a specialty publisher that has celebrated some of the famous words of Winston Churchill, Samuel Johnson, and Henry David Thoreau. Mim lives with her husband and their miniature dachshund in South Florida.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Smart Words: Vocabulary for the Erudite
Éditeur : Tarcher
Date d'édition : 2008
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good