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Robert W Bly
Words You Should Know to Sound Smart [EPUB ebook]
1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use

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Be the life of every highbrow cocktail partyjust by mastering the deliciously obscure terms in The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart.This book is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any well-educated, witty person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. You are encouraged to toss off words such as ‘;disestablishmentarianism, ‘ ‘;descant, ‘ and ‘;autodidactic’words that will make the user sound learned, intellectual, and wise. For those who want to improve the quality and sophistication of their speech and writing, this is the book to keep on the nightstand.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781440504709 ● Publisher Adams Media ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5706550 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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