Awesome Vocabulary by Becky Burckmyer (English) Paperback Book

Description: Awesome Vocabulary by Becky Burckmyer, Sage Stossel If your skill with words isnt up to scratch, you may find yourself sidelined or ignored at work and elsewhere. You create an impression with what you write, and a weak or incorrect vocabulary is a serious liability. Awesome Vocabulary offers a painless way to build an exceptional vocabulary. Readers will discover comprehensive, useful lists of words and exercises focused on improving word choices. Theyll also learn: * Tricks to reveal the meaning of new words * Memory devices to help distinguish between similar words * The difference between using words to impress and using words that make their meanings clear * Examples of writing???correct and incorrect, attractive and unlovely, persuasive and off-putting???that clearly show the right stuff and how to amend the wrong stuff * The secret to "balanced prose": the Rule of Three * Avoiding repetition and redundancy * The proper vocabulary for the proper occasion: business letters, e-mails, and casual conversation FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description If your skill with words isnt up to scratch, you may find yourself sidelined or ignored at work and elsewhere. You create an impression with what you write and a weak or incorrect vocabulary is a serious liability. AWESOME VOCABULARY offers a painless way to build an exceptional vocabulary. Readers will discover comprehensive, useful lists of words and exercises focused on improving word choices. Theyll also learn: *Tricks to reveal the meaning of new words *Memory devices to help distinguish between similar words *The difference between using words to impress and using words that make their meanings clear *Examples of writing - correct and incorrect, attractive and unlovely, persuasive and off-putting - that clearly show the right stuff and how to amend the wrong stuff *The secret to "balanced prose": the Rule of Three *Avoiding repetition and redundancy *The proper vocabulary for the proper occasion: business letters, e-mails and casual conversation *Words to avoid at all costs Author Biography Becky Burckmyer has been a professional writing coach, seminar leader, writer and copy and developmental editor for more than 20 years. Sage Stossel is a cartoonist, whose work has been featured in The New York Times. Details ISBN1601630441 Author Sage Stossel Short Title AWESOME VOCABULARY Series Awesome English Language English ISBN-10 1601630441 ISBN-13 9781601630445 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Illustrator Sage Stossel Imprint Career Press DOI 10.1604/9781601630445 Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2009-01-29 NZ Release Date 2009-01-29 US Release Date 2009-01-29 UK Release Date 2009-01-29 Pages 192 Publisher Red Wheel/Weiser Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-01-29 DEWEY 428.2 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136580656;

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