Words You Should Know
by David Olsen
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Lots of people need a quick and authoritative way to identify and define the most troublesome common words. The usual approach- stalling for time until you can grasp the context of what the person has just said-has its limits. If only there were a list, not of every word (after all, reading dictionaries is no one's idea of fun) but of the right words, the ones that are used frequently but don't quite register when you come across them. The Words You Should Know features straightforward, show more succinct definitions and sentence examples of over 1200 tough-but-common words. It's the kind of book that can get you out of a jam, improve your performance at school, and help advance your career. And that's no hyperbole, rigmarole, or embellishment. show lessTags
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David Olsen is the author of The Words You Should Know and coauthor of The Big Book of Words You Should Know and Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals. He attended Brigham Young University and is the president of Market Builders, a marketing and public relations consultancy that works with consumer product companies to launch products and show more brands to the public. show less
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