The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases

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For example, as replacements for absolutely,A" Roget's thesaurus lists several adverbs--A"extremely,A" exactly,A" perfectlyA"; The Well-Spoken Thesaurus provides both words and phrases--A"categorically,A" without question,A" by any measureA"--that offer greater flexibility in shaping a potent, poetic sentence.

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"This is your guide to eloquence replacing ordinary words with extraordinary ones that take your writing to new heights. " - Gotham Writer's Workshop
"A celebration of the spoken word." - Chicago Tribune
"How absolutely fascinating." - The Fayetteville Observer
"In this unconventional, easy-to-use thesaurus, Heehler, a degree student at the Harvard Extension School, invites the reader to speak like an academic without sounding like one." - Book News
"The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is a delightful book for anyone interested in language and the spoken word." - Midge Raymond, Award-winning author of Forgetting English

Author Bio

Tom Heehler is a sociolinguistics major at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). A full-time student, he spends his off-campus hours aboard the Nostromo, currently moored in Boston Harbor