Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases - A Practical Handbook
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| By: | Grenville kleiser |
| Publisher: | Read Books Ltd. |
| Print ISBN: | 9781528713498 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781528787826 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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“Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases” is a 1917 work by American writer Grenville Kleiser that contains a long list of phrases for writers, orators, business people, etc. Contents include: “How to Use This Book”, “Useful Phrases”, “Significant Phrases”, “Felicitous Phrases”, “Impressive Phrases”, “Prepositional Phrases”, “Business Phrases”, “Literary Phrases”, “Striking Similes”, “Conversational Phrases”, “Public Speaking Phrases”, etc. Grenville Kleiser (1868–1953) was a North American author best remembered for his many inspirational and motivational books, especially those related to oration and self development. He also worked as a Public Speaking teacher at Yale Divinity School, Yale University. Other notable works by this author include: “How to Speak in Public” (1906), “Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience” (1908), and “Stories that Take” (1910). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.