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Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Hartwell Fiske
Foreword by Joseph Epstein
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:440
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreThesauri
ISBN/Barcode 9781933338118
ClassificationsDewey:423.1
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Marion Street Press Inc.
Imprint Marion Street Press Inc.
Publication Date 1 September 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

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 it with crisp, concise writing. Humorous examples of bad language make for great browsing, while readers can also look up specific cliches and find fresh options.

Author Biography

Robert Hartwell Fiske is the editor and publisher of The Vocabula Review, a journal about the English language, and the author of The Dictionary of Concise Writing. He lives in Rockport, Massachusetts. Joseph Epstein is the author of Friendship: An Expose and Snobbery: The American Version, and is the former editor of The American Scholar. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Reviews

"Two of the better usage books to come down the road." --Zay Smith, Chicago Sun-Times , on The Dimwit's Dictionary and its companion book, The Dictionary of Concise Writing