[Gutenberg 18362] • Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Persons Who Read, Write, And Speak English
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- Authors
- Kleiser, Grenville
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Tags
- english language -- terms and phrases , reference , writing
- ISBN
- 9781508922995
- Date
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.30 MB
- Lang
- en
The study of words, phrases, and literary expressions is a highly interesting pursuit. There is a reciprocal influence between thought and language. What we think molds the words we use, and the words we use react upon our thoughts. Hence a study of words is a study of ideas, and a stimulant to deep and original thinking. We should not, however, study "sparkling words and sonorous phrases" with the object of introducing them consciously into our speech. To do so would inevitably lead to stiltedness and superficiality. Words and phrases should be studied as symbols of ideas, and as we become thoroughly familiar with them they will play an unconscious but effective part in our daily expression.