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The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives For the Extraordinarily Literate

Hardcover • 2002 • English • 1. edition

The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives For the Extraordinarily Literate

By Eugene Ehrlich

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About the book

Adjectives have long suffered from bad press. For many years, English teachers have been fond of telling students that "adjectives are the enemy of nouns, and adverbs are the enemy of everything else."While it's still advisable to heed your English teacher's advice on most other matters, The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate proves that breaking certain rules can make written and spoken language that much livelier, adding much-needed color, style, ...Show more

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ISBN

9780060186364

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published year

2002

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives For the Extraordinarily Literate

Format

Hardcover

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