Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases is a practical handbook written by Grenville Kleiser. Grenville is known for his writings on humor, positive thinking and inspirational thought. This serves as a handbook of pertinent expressions, striking similes and terms for embellishing speech and literature.
This book can be used to improve vocabulary for reading, writing and speaking alike. Through mastery of words, the most powerful and perfect expression of thought can be delivered orally. Choosing the correct words conveys ideas in a crisp and clear way that will hold and audience's attention. Language can also act as an instrument to reach the human heart and awaken the soul.
The author spent years of his life to provide the correct expressions in speech and in writing to help people convey their message excellently and extraordinarily. He has provided a means to increase the vocabulary of a person by practical methodology. This book forms the basis for speaking in a pleasing manner. Practice makes perfect and so here studying this book would surely make anyone an eloquent speaker. Do read this book if you want to master public speaking and develop the mental traits of clarity, exactness and precision.
This is just thousands of sets of words.... no meaning behind them, no history to them, no explanation of when or why they should be used.
Sample:
"Acrimonious warfare. Acutely conscious. Adehesive quality. Affectionate approval. Affirmative attitude. Aggressive selfishness. Agile mind. "
It's like someone is reading an index to you....
Blk Blu
no d.p 2 dive or vibe!
Bonny Kowaski
The most boring and useless waste of 10 minutes I've ever spent! What were these publishers smoking the day they decided to publish this bit of tripe?
AMama Lala
I find it very amusing to listen to the way English was spoken and written in these older books. Very enlightening indeed!
Cheryl Webster Phelps
The person reading them is hard to understand. it's like she is too close to the microphone.
R W
This is just thousands of sets of words.... no meaning behind them, no history to them, no explanation of when or why they should be used. Sample: "Acrimonious warfare. Acutely conscious. Adehesive quality. Affectionate approval. Affirmative attitude. Aggressive selfishness. Agile mind. " It's like someone is reading an index to you....