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Title: The gimmick falls flat
Review: The gimmick of this guide to correct word choice lies in its mock-gothic style, à la Edward Gorey, with improbably passages illustrating the words defined. But the gimmick falls flat by trying far too hard. I loved Gordon's "Paris Out of Hand," but in this book the mock-gothic prose is half-baked and monotonous.
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