Search 15,000 Useful PhrasesIn pursuit of the mastery of words
Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a
thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
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The phrases on this site come from the bookFifteen Thousand Useful Phrases - A Practical Handbook Of 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
A verbose title to be sure. Written in 1910, Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases was composed as an aid in developing a broad and effective use of language.
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