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.
By:
Tom Heehler
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 227mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9781402243059
ISBN 10: 1402243057
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 February 2011
Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
Tom Heehler is a degree student at the Harvard University Extension School and creator of Fluent in Five Languages, the free online language course where students learn to speak four languages simultaneously - French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian. You can find this novel approach to language acquisition at FreeLanguageCourses.Blogspot.com.
Reviews for The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases
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 How absolutely fascinating. - The Fayetteville Observer 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
