Whoever said sounding smart had to be painful? This book is designed to get you on friendly terms with some of the smart words in our rich, diverse, ever-adaptable, and always surprising language, and to help you recall them in ways that might bring a smile or a spark.
Smart Words: Vocabulary for the Erudite ~ by Mim Harrison, 2008, spelling and vocabulary, 208 pages
This is a fun book for word lovers like me. It tells us how to use 500 words that make us sound smarter. From the back cover of the paperback that I have:
If you want to add more variety, nuance, punch, and power to the way you speak and write, you've found the perfect book. Smart Words will help you be smart about the words you use and the way you use them.
2 comments:
Well this sounds like a fun book. I helped my daughter with her SAT words a few years back, thinking I'd add some new words to my vocabulary and I find I still don't use them (or know how to pronounce them.) Ha! Hopeless.
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Interesting and useful book. Added to my wishlist.
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