Full Description
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.
Contents
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
