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The Power of Words

Unveiling the Speaker and Writer's Hidden Craft

The Power of Words( )
Author: Kaufer, David S.
Ishizaki, Suguru
Butler, Brian S.
Collins, Jeff
ISBN:978-0-415-65263-6
Publication Date:Jul 2015
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $55.95
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In 1888, Mark Twain reflected on the writer's special feel for words to his correspondent, George Bainton, noting that "the difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter." We recognize differences between a politician who is "willful" and one who is "willing" even though the difference does not cross word-stems or parts of speech. We recognize that being "held up" evokes different experiences depending upon whether its direct object is a meeting,...
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