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The Dimwit's Dictionary
Drop that cliche! Too many writers rely on easy, trite words and phrases when superior alternatives could make their writing sing. This dictionary describes thousands of these …
Dictionary of Concise Writing
Concise alternatives for thousands of common, wordy phrases are provided in this guide to clean, strong prose. Updated and revised with hundreds of new entries, this new edition …
Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A Compendium of Mistakes in Grammar, Usage, and Spelling with Commentary on Lexicographers
Robert Hartwell Fiske aims to eliminate laxity in language today by way of this witty and engaging reference. Fiske rails against "laxicographers and ding-a-linguists" who, with …
"Writer's Digest" Dictionary of Concise Writing
Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English
Robert Hartwell Fiske aims to eliminate laxity in language today by way of this witty and engaging reference. Fiske rails against "e;laxicographers and ding-a-linguists"e; …
Vocabula Bound
This work is a collection of twenty-five essays ranging in topic from the importance of teaching poetry to the 'secret nature' of nicknames, as well as twenty-six poems.
To the Point
Who doesn’t hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don’t realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, …
The Dictionary of Concise Writing
Wordy phrases kill good writing. They mark a writer as an amateur, or worse yet, as lazy. But sometimes it is hard to find a concise way to say something. That's where this …
Poem, Revised
The creative world of the writer is uncovered in this captivating exploration of the techniques of poetry revision. An in-depth look at the writing processes of 54 poems, each by a …
The Best Words
Highlighting the cream of the crop in the English language, this zany compilation showcases over 200 exceptional words. Underscoring select terms for their definitions, …
The Dimwit's Dictionary
This compilation of thousands of overused words and phrases, and alternatives to them, is the ultimate tool for the writer who seeks to weed out common, tired, language and replace …
The Dimwit's Dictionary
Thousands of overused words and phrases--and alternatives to them--are compiled in this ultimate writer's reference, composing the perfect companion for those seeking to weed out …