Buckley, the Right WordRandom House, 1996 - 524 páginas "William F. Buckley, Jr., who is even more well known for his supple vocabulary, productivity, and remarkable range of interests than for his politics, provides a one-man show of English in action. By examining the variety of ways in which he employs language, and the responses to them, the reader who delights in words will delight in these exchanges of opinion about the many meanings of language." "Not all the rewards are in Buckley's own words. Drawing on his correspondents, his friends, his critics, and the work of others, the text provides provocative examples, discussion, and, often, debate in various voices." "Much of Bill Buckley's extraordinary mail is concerned with questions of usage. Generous samplings of that correspondence appear along with major essays, columns, interviews, introductions, articles, reviews, and appreciations. There is, too, a Buckley Lexicon, hundreds of words he employs, giving definitions plus examples of their uses from his published writings."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... speech - makers , recidivist abusers of language . In this arena , more than seldom is heard a discouraging word , but very rare is the right word , the felicitous phrase , or the graceful expression of an idea , whether issuing from ...
... speech - makers , recidivist abusers of language . In this arena , more than seldom is heard a discouraging word , but very rare is the right word , the felicitous phrase , or the graceful expression of an idea , whether issuing from ...
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... speech - almost any speech - by Patrick Moynihan in the United Nations . Those who doubt that the analytical resources are left need only read any issue of National Review , or of The Public Interest . Viewed from the right angle , we ...
... speech - almost any speech - by Patrick Moynihan in the United Nations . Those who doubt that the analytical resources are left need only read any issue of National Review , or of The Public Interest . Viewed from the right angle , we ...
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... speech is a fearfully difficult task , in part because most of us vary our speech patterns to the occasion at hand . Lyndon Johnson was no exception . When he was in his molasses mode , seeking to cajole a waffling senator , he spoke as ...
... speech is a fearfully difficult task , in part because most of us vary our speech patterns to the occasion at hand . Lyndon Johnson was no exception . When he was in his molasses mode , seeking to cajole a waffling senator , he spoke as ...
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adjective American appear asked become believe Bill Buckley called cause column communism Company course critics Dear don't Doubleday & Company editor English expression fact father feel G. P. Putnam's Sons give given hand happened House idea interest INTERVIEWER John kind language later less letter Liberalism live look magazine March matter Mayor means mind National Review never noun novel once person play political President Press problem published Queen question reader reason reference require Review Right ROSE Saving sense sentence simply social sometimes Soviet speak speech stand style suggest talk tell thing thought tion told turned verb week words write written wrote York young
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Sound-Alikes: A Dictionary of Midwestern American English Homophones Frank P. Hogan Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |