A guide to help readers expand upon their language skills by teaching them terms that are grouped together by subject areas that share some element of meaning. Softcover.
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PAUL McFEDRIES is the president of Logophilia Limited (Latin for "the love of words") and has written more than three dozen books that have sold over two million copies worldwide. He also runs the Word Spy mailing list and Web site (wordspy), which are devoted to the study of new words and phrases and have been featured in publications such as Wired and The Wall Street Journal.
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Paul McFedries runs Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company, and has been writing computer books for more than 17 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than 60 books that have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Paul is also the proprietor of Wordspy.com, a website that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the language.
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The most thought provoking vocabulary book I ever read . . .,
By Jay Myers (Virginia Beach, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Smart Vocabulary (Paperback)
If you enjoy words, love reading, and are naturally curious about meaning, this book is bound to become one of your all time favorites. I borrowed a copy from the library twice before realizing I'll be coming back to this book forever so I bought my own copy. It takes today's most relevant words and injects a stimulating and compelling reason for learning them. To summarize this book in one word "fascinating", to summarize in two words "must have." Jay Myers 2-23-03
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Good for life, not very useful for standart tests,
By Rudolph Tan "ezhuam" (China-Mexico-USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Smart Vocabulary (Paperback)
As the date for my GRE and MCAT test approaches, I needed a book to increase my vocabulary for the verbal section (specially for the MCAT where vocabulary section is very tough) so I borrowed this book from a local library... the reading is very appealing: each vocabulary list are classified under a general topic, interesting and curious facts about the words are provided. However, I do not find it very useful for graduate examinations test since it devotes many sections to computer jargoon which obviously do not appear in the GRE. Yet for real life, I think it is useful since many words are used; moreover, one featured that I loved is that it presents English idioms... this is specially useful for people whom English is their second language such as moi
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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a good guide for non-native English speakers,
This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Smart Vocabulary (Paperback)
Though I doubt it would contribute much to native English speakers, the book is a true gem for a person like me who only recently moved to an English speaker country. It is humorously written and well presented. It is loaded with all-you-need-know about the words that will ease you into an English-speaking life. I recommend it to any non-native English speakers who are keen to construct a useful and usable vocab.
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Do opposites really attract, as the old saying tells us? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
legal lingo, main words, short definition, vocabulary books Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Word Wonders, Idiom Savant, Parts Dept, Help Everything Sink In Here, Chief Warrant Officer, Our Culture, United States, World Wide Web, Oxford English Dictionary, More Words You Should Know, Samuel Johnson, Sharpening Your Skills, Few Food Words, Goody Two-Shoes New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Do opposites really attract, as the old saying tells us? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
legal lingo, main words, short definition, vocabulary books Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Word Wonders, Idiom Savant, Parts Dept, Help Everything Sink In Here, Chief Warrant Officer, Our Culture, United States, World Wide Web, Oxford English Dictionary, More Words You Should Know, Samuel Johnson, Sharpening Your Skills, Few Food Words, Goody Two-Shoes New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture by Paul McFedries in Back Matter, and Back Cover
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