The Dimwit's Dictionary
5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them
By Robert Hartwell Fiske
Foreword by Joseph Epstein
ISBN: 0-9665176-7-9, paper, 400 pages, $19.95
Drop that cliché! Too many writers rely on easy, trite words and phrases when superior alternatives could make their writing sing. The Dimwit’s Dictionary describes thousands of these tired words and phrases, and provides sharp alternatives. It is a handy book for writers who want to create original, concise work that readers enjoy. And it’s a fun book to browse – perfect for the writer on anybody’s gift list. This is a revised and expanded version of a book by the same author published by Writer’s Digest Books in 1994.
