four-syllable

Are four-syllable words a good choice for a book you want to sell to fourth-graders?

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I don't know about you but the more four-syllable words a questionable company uses and the more their pronouncements sound like an Intro to Rhetoric term paper, the more I trust them. [cash4gold. blogspot.com] (Thanks to Merck23!)

Cash4Gold Counters Critics With Super Polite Blog Posts - The Consumerist 2009

Adriano VelledaGlasgow• Am I alone in being perplexed by the four-syllable word of Greek derivation, beginning with H Letters, 18 April?

Letters: Migration myth 2011

I don't know about you but the more four-syllable words a questionable company uses and the more their pronouncements sound like an Intro to Rhetoric term paper, the more I trust them. [cash4gold. blogspot.com] (Thanks to Merck23!)

The Consumerist: February 2009 Archives 2009

Kevin LeeIndianapolis, Indiana, USA• No, Sharman Finlay, you are not alone in being perplexed by the four-syllable word beginning with H Letters, 19 April.

Letters: Potluck politics 2011

All that comes to mind is a four-syllable word of Greek derivation, beginning with "h".

Letters: Opening the door on the immigration debate 2011

She was straight talking, articulate, and would often use a three- or four-syllable word when a good old-fashioned grunt would do.

Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

I don't think it's so much about Paris reading cue cards with four-syllable words on them, as it is about her successfully calling out John McCain.

SeeLight: 2008

Wallace's raving "made Nixon look respectable when he couched the same sentiment in four-syllable words," writes Perlstein.

Your Right Hand Thief 2008

She was straight talking, articulate, and would often use a three- or four-syllable word when a good old-fashioned grunt would do.

Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010