The Describer's Dictionary by David Grambs

The Describer's Dictionary by David Grambs

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Have you ever found yourself grasping in vain for that ideal descriptive word lost somewhere within the misty recesses of your vocabulary? Or felt frustrated that an oddly shaped structure or pretty setting you wished to portray in writing didn't quite translate clearly to paper?

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The Describer's Dictionary by David Grambs

Have you ever found yourself grasping in vain for that ideal descriptive word lost somewhere within the misty recesses of your vocabulary? Or felt frustrated that an oddly shaped structure or pretty setting you wished to portray in writing didn't quite translate clearly to paper?
"Offer[s] hours of fun and useful words... Valuable to writers, readers, and those stuck for a word or phrase to spice up a letter or diary entry." -- Digby Diehl
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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ISBN 13 9780393312652
ISBN 10 0393312658
Title The Describer's Dictionary
Author David Grambs
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2012-12-27
Number of pages 416
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