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  The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart: 1, 200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should be Able to Use (Paperback) By (author) Robert W. Bly

  

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  Short Description for The Words You Should Know to Sound SmartA 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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  • Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
  • Published: 24 April 2009
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Language: Reference & General | Dictionaries | Writing Systems, Alphabets | Adult Literacy Guides & Handbooks | Humour
  • ISBN 13: 9781598698862 ISBN 10: 1598698869
  • Sales rank: 152,208

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Full description for The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart

• This is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation.The reader is encouraged 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.Each word is accompanied by a pronunciation guide and a sentence illustrating its use. Some of the sentences are made up, while others are well-known quotations.