Tom Heehler

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Tom Heehler



Tom Heehler is an American writer and lexicographer, best known for his critically acclaimed reference work and style guide, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (Sourcebooks, 2011 -- now in its fifth printing). The Chicago Tribune calls his book "A celebration of the spoken word." "Take your writing to new heights," raves the Gotham Writers Workshop.

In addition to American newspaper and radio venues, Mr. Heehler's writings have attracted favorable notice internationally. He's been quoted by The Economic Times of London, The 43rd Saint Gallen Symposium in Switzerland, The Times of India, QFinance, and the TEDx Spanish Twitter feed, to name a few.

Heehler -- a distant relative of Funk & Wagnalls
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“The educated don't get that way by memorizing facts; they get that way by respecting them.”
Tom Heehler, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases

“Your manner of speaking is, if nothing else, the central factor upon which people form assumptions about you.”
Tom Heehler, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases



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