The words you should to sound smart : 1,200 essential words every sophisticated person should be able to use
A tongue-in-cheek guide to words that a smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. It helps the reader to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a go...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Avon, Mass. :
Adams Media ,
c2009
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| Summary: | A tongue-in-cheek guide to words that a smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. It helps the reader to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 245 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1598698869 (pbk.) 9781598698862 (pbk.) |