The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations (Expanded Second Edition)
The unmatched guide—and perfect gift—for stymied scribes and working wordsmiths everywhere, now expanded and updated.A singular and indispensable reference tool, The Describer's Dictionary—now expanded and updated—has served for over twenty years as the go-to resource for writers who are determined to capture the world in just the right words.The dictionary uses a unique reverse definition-to-term format that makes it easy to zero in on the term you're seeking. Turn to the new section on sensory impressions, for example, to find vivid terms for loud or jarring, such as grating, harsh, piercing, blaring, thunderous, cacophonous, and raucous. A…
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Weitere Autoren: Levine, Ellen S.
- ISBN: 978-0-393-35102-6
- EAN: 9780393351026
- Produktnummer: 34247932
- Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 608 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 471 KB
- Auflage: Expanded Second Edition
Über den Autor
David Grambs has worked as a lexicographer, editor, travel reporter, and translator. He is the author of five other books pertaining to the English language, including The Endangered English Dictionary, and is coauthor of So You Think You Can Spell? with Ellen S. Levine.
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