Better than great
Subtitle: a plenitudinous compendium of wallopingly fresh superlatives
By: by Arthur Plotnik
Publisher: Souvenir
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780285641334
Subjects: English language; Dictionaries; Adjective; Usage
Description: A veritable "tko of terminology," "Better Than Great" is the essential guide for describing the extraordinary -- the must have reference for anyone wishing to rise above tired superlatives. Deft praise encourages others to feel as we do, share our enthusiasms. It rewards deserving objects of admiration. It persuades people to take certain actions. It sells things. Sadly, in this "age of awesome," our words and phrases of acclaim are exhausted, all but impotent. Even so, we find ourselves defaulting to such habitual choices as good, great, and terrific, or substitute the weary synonyms that tuble our of a thesaurus -- superb, marvelous, outstanding, and the like. The piling on of intensifers such as the now-silly "super," only makes matters worse and negative modifiers render our common parlance nearly tragic. Until now.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.