The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words - Couverture souple

Meltzer, Peter E.

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ISBN 10 : 0393337944 ISBN 13 : 9780393337945

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2010

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This entertaining and informative reference features sophisticated and surprising alternatives to common words together with no-fail guides to usage. Avoiding traditional thesauruses' mundane synonym choices, Peter E. Meltzer puts each word-whether it's protrepic, apostrophize, iracund, or emulous-in context by using examples from a broad range of contemporary books, periodicals, and newspapers. His new introduction makes the case for why we should widen our vocabulary and use the one right word. This groundbreaking thesaurus remains a unique venture, one that enriches your writing while helping you find the perfect word.

Revue de presse

"This book will lend hours of pleasure-as well as help you preserve the highest layers of the English vocabulary." -- John McWhorter, author of The Language Hoax "A million dollars' worth of fifty-cent words." --Erin McKean, editor, Verbatim "Delves into the mostly untapped reservoir of the English lexicon, offering readers more than top-of-mind word choices."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0393337944
• ISBN 13: 9780393337945
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 720