The Gilded Tongue

by Rod L. Evans

Join the ranks of the CLERISY There are certain qualities that can set you apart from the crowd–like wearing the right clothing, jewelry, or shoes. But nothing draws attention or sets you apart like knowing and using a superior and aggrandizing vocabulary. You'll ascend to the uppermost ranks of literary intelligentsia once you acquire the grandiloquent terms in this lush volume. More than 500 entries help you replace common, everyday language with meretricious words guaranteed to make an indelible impression on your friends, co-workers, and family. With The Gilded Tongue , you'll never have to settle for plain, simple expression again.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Language, Writing

215 pages, Hardcover

First published July 12, 2006

Reviews

[[ J o ] · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a reader (I assume that's why you are here?) then you no doubt have at least some interest in the English language and all it's vivid, wonderful, ridiculous glory. We all have our favourite words, but this particular book is full of those words that we don't encounter on a day-to-day basis, but would be absolutely perfect for some situations.

Set out like a dictionary, with a very good reference point at the back for ease of finding certain definitions of words, it is so easy to use and you'd be a very boring person if you didn't try to read it from cover to cover simply to bask in the eloquence of the piece.

You may even find 'Leptodactylous' in here. Maybe.*

*Definitely.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

My husband loves to use obnoxiously unknown words in everyday life and in writing. This book was a gift that he has used often and enjoyed. The purple fuzzy cover its awesome too!

[A Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny, just wow. Expand your vocabulary.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly a logomaniacal recumbentibus

[Christopher Brehm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very fun reference, many excellent rare and extravagant words. This book is an essential tool in my goal to carefully cultivate pretentiousness.

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource to improve one's vocabulary or if you want to sound smarter than you are.