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Manufacturer: G. K. Hall & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Merriam-Webster
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Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company
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Edition: Large Print Ed
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Publication Date: 1983-07
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Reading Level: 1003
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Description: Find the right word to say exactly what you mean. This essential reference contains more than 100,000 synonyms, antonyms, related and contrasted words, and idiomatic phrases. Entries are arranged in a single, sensible alphabetical list--so you can find the word you want without struggling through complicated indexes.
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Price: $17.99
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Sale: $4.95
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Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robert Hartwell Fiske
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Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1994-09
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Reading Level: 310
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Description: Cliches. Once they were so original, so fresh. Now, everybody uses them, and if your work depends on lively prose, they're a problem. This book is the solution. Fiske takes you on a tour of the world of "dimwitticisms"; moribund metaphors, torpid terms and wretched redundancies that have all the impact of foam-rubber cannonballs. Fiske's comprehensive thesaurus lists hundreds of problem phrases along with witty commentary and useful synonyms that will help you make your writing energetic and interesting. In this book you'll learn: how to keep your prose fat-free; the shelf life of a metaphor; how to avoid insipid similes; why the road to obscurity is paved with superlatives; how to use language with intelligence and panache. You will also learn to identify and change those moldy oldies that can dull your writing style, and then avoid them forever.
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Price: $18.00
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Sale: $1.19
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Manufacturer: Delacorte Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Princeton Lang Inst
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Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1992-07-01
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Reading Level: 978
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Description: Putting a new spin on a classic idea, Roget's new thesaurus cross references each word with the same concept, while providing seventeen thousand main entry words and 450,000 synonyms, more than any other thesaurus.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.99
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Manufacturer: Optima Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: David Burke
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Publisher: Optima Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 427.973
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Publication Date: 1992-08-01
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Reading Level: 254
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Manufacturer: Smithmark Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1996-03
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Reading Level: 443
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Manufacturer: Popular Library
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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Author: Charlton Grant Laird
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Publisher: Popular Library
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Publication Date: 1974
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Reading Level: 530
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Price: $41.00
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Sale: $18.98
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1998-11-28
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Reading Level: 608
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Description: The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use them with confidence.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $5.00
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Trade
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John L. Dusseau
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Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1992-10
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Reading Level: 600
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Price: $13.95
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Sale: $6.57
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Betty Kirkpatrick
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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1999-01-15
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: The cliché is " ... the bad guy of the English language. Furthermore it is the worst kind of bad guy--the bad guy that used to be a good guy before it suffered a fall from grace or, in the case of the cliché, a fall from freshness." Was this always so? Is originality of usage a classic value or a more recent one? In an exhaustive, 10-page introduction to Clichés: Over 1,500 Phrases Explored and Explained, lexicographer Betty Kirkpatrick presents a fascinating history of the classification of this linguistic category as well as of various aspects of language, illustrating its elasticity and ongoing evolution. For the literal thinker, it may be satisfying to know that the word cliché comes from the French clicer, meaning "to stereotype" (a printing term), but a succinct and consensual definition? No can do. Clichés are, Kirkpatrick contends, "impossible to pigeonhole." Designating such categories as quotations and misquotations, euphemistic clichés, catchphrases, vogue expressions, or buzzwords, Kirkpatrick has assembled 207 pages of commentary on the subject. For all of the wrath and ridicule expended on it, the cliché, to coin a phrase, is as old as the hills. Look up as old as the hills in Betty Kirkpatrick's Clichés and you'll find the phrase, its history, and examples of its usage. You'll want to keep this entertaining dictionary in your reference library for when your dinner guest asks, "What is the shape of things to come?" You'll be able to provide two thought-provoking answers, the first of which will come from your copy of Clichés; the second may come from your tarot.
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Price: $7.99
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Sale: $6.29
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Manufacturer: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Martin H. Manser
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Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 910
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Publication Date: 1998-04-01
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: The Wordsworth Dictionary of Synonyms & Antonyms will enable readers to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but everyone who enjoys the richness and diversity of the English language will find a great deal to reward them within its covers.
The dictionary contains approximately: .. 7,0000 main entry words ..60,000 alternative words ..6,000 antonyms (words opposite in meaning) which are clearly highlighted
Special features include: ..Convenient alphabetical A-Z listing ..Numbered senses for words with more than one meaning ..British and American spelling variants ..Specially marked colloquial uses
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