Words, Words, Words An English Vocabulary Builder and Anthology
- Second Ed.
- New York Macmillan 2002
- 362 p. 26 cm
Contents, index.
1- The dictionary 2- The history of english 3- Etymology 4- The birth, death, and transfiguration of english words 5- Borrowings 6- Prefixes, suffixes, roots 7- Denotationsand connotations 8- Words that mean the same 9- The big word vs the right word 10- Dialects of american english 11- Clichés 12- Euphemisms 13- Literary and historical allusions 14- General semantics 15- Vocabulary as a tool of thought 16- Passing vocabulary tests
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