Bamboozled by braggadocio? Dumbfounded by ‘Delphic'? This book explains the etymology of 800 key words you really need to know to stand out from the crowd and boost your vocabulary.
Hubert van den Bergh has worked in the City for the past decade. A language enthusiast, he was awarded an academic scholarship from Oxford University, where he studied Modern Languages.
‘This admirable book is a wholly welcome antidote to the
semi-demi-literacy of the 21st century. Go out and buy it!'
*Colin Dexter*
'Van den Bergh has produced a volume of words we all use, nod at
and try to explain to other people - all with too little knowledge
of their real meaning. It is time to claim back a semblance of
literacy with this sublime lexicon.'
*The Field (December 2010)*
For the type of person who is always collecting new words from
books, television programmes and even the internet, How to Sound
Clever is both a vocabulary checklist and a source of fresh
inspiration! An entertaining, addictive and, yes, instructive
vocabulary top-up that will appeal to all amateur
wordsmiths...quirky cartoons and etymological anecdotes lighten the
experience somewhat, appealing to browsers and trivia buffs alike!
Recommended as a desktop distraction or festive stocking filler for
logophiles, How to Sound Clever has all the words you ever wanted
to know, but were too lazy to look up!
*Reference Reviews*
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