Copyright, 1919

BY

EDWIN HAMLIN CARR

Printed in the United States of America


FOREWORD

Since we talk in phrases as well as in words every home needs a phrase book as well as a dictionary.

This book has been prepared to meet that need, and contains a dictionary of six thousand choice phrases arranged synonymously for general use; many polite expressions, phrases of charm and courtesy, for use in letter writing; one hundred sample social letters, including instruction concerning the method of their preparation by the use of the dictionary of phrases; a guide to choice phrases for social letter writing; and finally, a handy index, very helpful, even though the phrases have been arranged in dictionary form.