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Never lost for words. Say the right thing.

Three 6×9 desk guides for professionals who work in English. 1,500+ synonyms ranked across 30 scales. 2,800+ ready phrases for 160 work situations. 200+ better ways to say everyday words. Keep them open beside your keyboard, and stop searching for the word.

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Never Lost for Words · Synonym Bank

Every wordon a scale.

From certain to unlikelyLevel 4

Real entries from page 111
Say the Right Thing · Phrase Bank

One situation.Three registers.

Speaking up in meetings · When you don’t agree
Watch outcommon mistakes
✗ I think that no.✓ I don’t think so.In English the negative moves to the first verb: “I don’t think we should wait.”
✗ You are wrong.✓ I see it differently.“You are wrong” sounds personal. Disagree with the idea, not the person.
Real phrases from page 77
The Little BIG Book of Vocabulary · Idioms

You snooze, you lose

Meaning: if you delay, you may miss an opportunity

Synonyms: act now, do not wait, move fast

Discounts end at midnight. You snooze, you lose.

We need to submit the grant today. You snooze, you lose.

Well, you snooze, you lose because the candidate has other offers.

LOSE(you miss something) = Lu ZLOSS(noun of lose) = La SLOOSE(not restricted) = Lu S
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Never Lost for Words1,500+words and expressions, ranked from one end of the scale to the other
Never Lost for Words365pages in a 6×9 desk format
Never Lost for Words30everyday scales, plus 30 quizzes
Say the Right Thing2,800+ready phrases, each said three ways
Say the Right Thing291pages in a 6×9 desk format
Say the Right Thing160real work situations, plus 21 quizzes
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Never lost for words.
Always the right thing.

By Melissa B. Duarte  ·  Duarte Business English

Never Lost for Words Say the Right Thing The Little BIG Book