Putnam’s Phrase Book

About this eBook

Author

Carr, Edwin Hamlin, 1865-1945

Title

Putnam's Phrase Book An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World's Best English Phrases

Credits

Produced by Donalies, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PE: Language and Literatures: English

Subject

English language -- Conversation and phrase books

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48441

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48441

Release Date

March 8, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Putnam’s Phrase Book
2. 2.FOREWORD
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.I — ACTIVE — ADMONITION — AFFIRMATION — AGREEMENT — AID — ANXIETY — APOLOGY — APPRECIATIVE — APPROBATION — ASTONISHING — AUDACIOUS — BEAUTIFUL — BLUFF — CALM — CAUTIOUS — CLEAR — COMMENDATION — (Shakespeare) — COMMENDATORY — (Of Persons) — COMMENDATORY — (Of Things) — COMMENT — COMPLIMENT — CONCEITED — CONCERN — CONDEMN — CONDONE — CONSECRATION — CONSIDERATE — CONTENTED — COURAGE — COURTESY — (Conventional——Apology) — (Conventional——Assistance) — (Conventional——At Weddings) — (Conventional——Condolence) — (Conventional——Congratulatory) — (Conventional——Greeting) — (Conventional——On Leaving) — (Conventional——On Being Introduced) — (Conventional——Parting, On Chance Meeting) — (Conventional——Request) — (Conventional——Request to Accompany Another and Response) — (Conventional——Response to Compliment) — (Conventional——Thanks) — (Conventional——Shakespeare) — CRITICISM — DANGEROUS — DECEIT — DEFEAT — DEFEND — DENY — DEPENDABLE — DESCRIPTIVE — (Of Persons) — (Of Things) — DESERVING — DESIRE — DETERMINATION — DIFFICULT — DISCERNMENT — DISCRIMINATING — DISGUST — DOMINATE — DOUBT — DULL — EFFECTUAL — EFFICIENCY — EFFORT — EMERGENCY — EMPHASIZE — ENGLISH — ENJOYMENT — ENTHUSIASM — ENTREAT — ERROR — ESTEEM — EVASIVE — EVIDENCE — EVIL — EXACT — EXAGGERATE — EXCEPTIONAL — EXPECTANT — EXPERIENCE — FAILURE — FANCIFUL — FICKLE — FINAL — FIRM — FIRST — FIT — FLIMSY — FORCIBLE — FORTUNATE — FRATERNAL — FRENCH — FUNDAMENTAL — FUTILE — GENEROUS — GIFTED — GOOD-HUMORED — GROUCHY — GULLIBLE — HABITUAL — HASTE — HASTY — HESITANT — HINDERED — HONORED — HOPE — HUMOROUS — IMPARTIAL — IMPECUNIOSITY — IMPORTANT — IMPOSSIBLE — INDEPENDENT — INDICATIVE — INDICTMENT — INDIFFERENCE — INFLUENCE — INGENIOUS — INTERESTING — INTRODUCTION — (Of Speakers) — INTRODUCTORY — (For General Conversation) — JOY — JUSTICE — KEEN — KINDNESS — LATIN — LAZY — LETTERS — (GENERAL PHRASES) — (CONCLUDING ASSURANCES) — (FINAL ASSURANCES) — LIKENESS — LOSS — LOVE — MANLY — MEMORIES — MILITARISTIC — MYSTERIOUS — NECESSARILY — OPPORTUNE — OPPOSITION — OPTIMISM — PARTIAL — PASSION — PATIENCE — PATRIOTIC — Shakespeare — PENALTY — PERPLEXED — PESSIMISTIC — PICTURESQUE — PLEASED — POINT — POLITICAL — POSSIBLE — PREJUDICED — PRIVILEGE — PROGRESS — PROPHESY — PURPOSE — QUESTIONING — REAL — REDEMPTION — REFERENCE — REGRET — RELIGION — REPLY — (Affirmative) — (Negative) — (To Compliment) — (To Request) — (Tactful) — (Of Thanks) — REPREHENSIBLE — RESPONSIBILITY — RESULT — RIDICULE — SACRIFICIAL — SALVATION — SATISFACTORY — SECRET — SENSITIVE — SIMILE — (General) — (Shakespeare) — SORROW — SQUELCHED — STRAIGHTFORWARD — STUBBORN — SUCCESS — SUFFICIENT — SUGGESTION — SUGGESTIVE — SUPERLATIVE — SURE — SUSPICION — SYMBOLIC — TACTLESS — TERSE — THANKS — TROUBLE — UNAWARE — UNITY — UNSATISFACTORY — VAGUE — VALUE — VALUELESS — VERIFICATION — VEXATION — VIRILE — WARNING — WEALTHY — WHOLLY — WILLFUL — WISE — WORSHIPFUL — ZEALOUS
5. 5.II — HOW TO PREPARE A SOCIAL LETTER
6. 6.III
7. 7.GUIDE TO PHRASES — For Letters of Apology — For Letters of Congratulation — For Letters of Condolence — For Letters of Commendation — For Letters of Introduction — For Letters of Invitation — For Letters of Recommendation — For Letters of Thanks
8. 8.IV — LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE — (For Member of an Organization) — (On Death of Soldier) — (When Interment is at Home) — (Interment of Soldier) — REPLY TO CONDOLATORY LETTER — LETTERS OF CONGRATULATION — (On Graduation) — (On Birthday) — (On Wedding Day Anniversary) — (On Birth of Child) — LETTERS OF FRIENDLY APPRECIATION — LETTERS WITH GIFTS — LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION — LETTERS OF INVITATION — (To Party) — LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION — LETTERS OF RESIGNATION — LETTERS OF THANKS — (For a favor) — (For a favor shown to another) — (For gifts) — REPLIES — (For Another, for a Gift of Flowers) — (For Birthday Gift) — (For Christmas Gift) — (Thanks for Hospitality) — (Thanks for Recommendation) — (Regrets)
9. 9.V — INDEX — Transcriber’s Notes

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