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100 Words to Sound Smarter & Be More Respected

Audiobook

This title is laser focused on making you sound smarter become more respected by using them. Simply systematically eliminated words that did meet this model that are perfectly good words for other purposes. First excluded were slang & popular culture words such as angst, avant-garde, Catch 22, kitsch, red herring, and white elephant. These are all useful words to know, just not in this context. Then eliminated were those words whose meanings are often misconstrued such as disinterested and complement/compliment. And finally eliminated were those words that sound awkward in speech such as accolade, baroque, epiphany, philistine, tete-a-tete, tryst, unrequited, and waft. Included words must sound appropriate, work seamlessly, and not be "show off" words. The final test is the words had to be those that people nodded slightly at when heard because they enhanced meaning and not elicit a slight grimace. So we worked hard to eliminate grimace words.


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Publisher: Simply Magazine Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781614960034
  • File size: 17213 KB
  • Release date: January 29, 2014
  • Duration: 00:35:51

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781614960034
  • File size: 17218 KB
  • Release date: January 29, 2014
  • Duration: 00:35:51
  • Number of parts: 1

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

Languages

English

This title is laser focused on making you sound smarter become more respected by using them. Simply systematically eliminated words that did meet this model that are perfectly good words for other purposes. First excluded were slang & popular culture words such as angst, avant-garde, Catch 22, kitsch, red herring, and white elephant. These are all useful words to know, just not in this context. Then eliminated were those words whose meanings are often misconstrued such as disinterested and complement/compliment. And finally eliminated were those words that sound awkward in speech such as accolade, baroque, epiphany, philistine, tete-a-tete, tryst, unrequited, and waft. Included words must sound appropriate, work seamlessly, and not be "show off" words. The final test is the words had to be those that people nodded slightly at when heard because they enhanced meaning and not elicit a slight grimace. So we worked hard to eliminate grimace words.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Simply Magazine
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781614960034
    File size: 17213 KB
    Release date: January 29, 2014
    Duration: 00:35:51

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781614960034
    File size: 17218 KB
    Release date: January 29, 2014
    Duration: 00:35:51
    Number of parts: 1

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English