The Student Writer's Guide to Avoiding "Dead Words"

By James Deaux

The Student Writer's Guide to Avoiding Dead Words is a reference/instructional book to help students from sixth to twelfth grade avoid the most commonly used words in the English language--often referred to as "dead words." Where this book differentiates itself from common thesauri is that each "dead word" is followed by a list of synonyms, as well as places the writer should use them. After all, what good is substituting a word when you do not know the specific contexts of it?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503578747
• ISBN13: 9781503578746
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"