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A Cure For The Common Word : Remedy Your Tired Vocabulary with 3,000 + Vibrant Alternatives to the Most Overused Words

K.D. Sullivan

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A Cure For The Common Word : Remedy Your Tired Vocabulary with 3,000 + Vibrant Alternatives to the Most Overused Words

by K.D. Sullivan
A Cure For The Common Word : Remedy Your Tired Vocabulary with 3,000 + Vibrant Alternatives to the Most Overused Words - Thryft
A Cure For The Common Word : Remedy Your Tired Vocabulary with 3,000 + Vibrant Alternatives to the Most Overused Words - Thryft

Rejuvenate your vocabulary with vibrant word alternatives.

If you've ever felt your language was lacking luster or you've been trapped in the cycle of using the same mundane words, "A Cure For The Common Word" is like a lexicon rejuvenation. The book not only provides you with an arsenal of alternatives to tired words but also enhances your understanding of their usage with context, thus giving your communication a touch of splendor and precision. It's ideal for writers, public speakers, or anyone looking to sprinkle their conversations with a bit more color.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Cure For The Common Word : Remedy Your Tired Vocabulary with 3,000 + Vibrant Alternatives to the Most Overused Words

by K.D. Sullivan
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ISBN: 9780071493307
Author: K.D. Sullivan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Date of Publication: 2007-10-31
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.5
(rated by 12 readers)

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Make your ailing vocabulary go from merely good to exceptionally splendid and stupendous ! Your brain holds an impressive vocabulary of more than 20,000 words, but chances are you only use a small fraction of them. That fraction is usually filled with worn-out oldies that have lost their impact, such as interesting , good , and nice Inside, you'll find more than thirty alternatives for each of the one hundred most commonly overused words in the English language. Along with a list of synonyms, each common word comes with definitions, sample sentences, witty quotes, explanations of why the word fails to communicate, and much more.
 

Rejuvenate your vocabulary with vibrant word alternatives.

If you've ever felt your language was lacking luster or you've been trapped in the cycle of using the same mundane words, "A Cure For The Common Word" is like a lexicon rejuvenation. The book not only provides you with an arsenal of alternatives to tired words but also enhances your understanding of their usage with context, thus giving your communication a touch of splendor and precision. It's ideal for writers, public speakers, or anyone looking to sprinkle their conversations with a bit more color.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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