The Dimwit's Dictionary
Fiske, Robert Hartwell
ISBN 10: 0785823565 ISBN 13: 9780785823568
Published by Castle Books, 2009
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A compilation of overused words and phrases, with practical and intriguing alternatives to them.
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"Fiske shows how to make the turgid crisp."" --"William Safire, "New York Times"
"Fiske shows how to make the turgid crisp."" "William Safire, "New York Times""
"Readers will cheer his trouncing of cliche, redundancy, and windy generality." --Dallas Morning News
"If you want to create fat-free sentences and paragraphs, you will pay heed to Robert Hartwell Fiske's advice." --Richard Lederer, author, Anguished English
"Robert Hartwell Fiske adheres admirably to rules that are practical, that facilitate understanding through logic and lucidity, or even just by a sense of decorum that makes speech more communicative and writing more elegant." --John Simon, New York Magazine
"Fiske shows how to make the turgid crisp." --William Safire, New York Times
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Title: The Dimwit's Dictionary
Publisher: Castle Books
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
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