Trellisys.net and Chambers Take on a Load of Old Claptrap with the "Chambers 200 Words" Series of Apps
Trellisys.net releases its latest series of apps in association with Chambers and Hodder Education, a part of Hachette Livre UK titled "Chambers 200 Words You Should Use," "Chambers 200 Words You Shouldn't Use" and "Chambers 200 Words You Shouldn't Trust." These apps, available for various mobile platforms like the iPhone, Android and Windows7, are perfect for word lovers who want to improve their speech or just have a giggle.
London, United Kingdom, November 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Always saying the wrong thing? Whether you want to impress with eloquent speech or avoid weasel words and the wrong impression, Chambers’ series of new apps will help you – all from your smartphone.
With refreshing graphic design and illustrative quotations drawn from books, newspapers, magazines and websites they are a far cry from the usual boring dictionary apps.
Robert Williams, commissioning editor of Chambers, said, "The latest attempt by Chambers to improve people’s speech, these new apps are perfect for word lovers and the word curious. Now, wherever you are, you’ll always know what to say and who to trust – or even just have a giggle."
Chambers - 200 Words You Should Use
Address to Impress...Use words that make you sound smart and communicate better.
The Chambers - 200 Words You Should Use app includes:
▸ A selection of 200 words you can use to express yourself more clearly
▸ Word definitions including a pronunciation guide
▸ Roots of a word to shed light on the fundamental meaning
▸ An exhaustive quiz to help you master these 200 words
▸ Functions to save to favourites and share words with friends on Facebook
▸ A carousel to serendipitously discover words
Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Use
The clichés contained in this app are included not to embarrass or accuse the authors and editors responsible: rather they are intended to illustrate the pitfalls and hazards of the English language and to act as a reminder that no-one is immune.
The Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Use app includes:
▸ A selection of 200 words terms to make you squirm
▸ Word definitions with correct usage or suggested replacements
▸ Content divided into four sections: Misused, Overused, Clichés and Confusables
▸ An exhaustive quiz to help you master these 200 words
Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Trust
Never trust a weasel word. This is sensible advice, given that the phrase comes from an untrustworthy, singular-looking creature. Coined by a lawyer, Stewart Chaplin, it is used to describe "words that suck all the life out of the words next to them, just as a weasel sucks an egg and leaves the shell."
The Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Trust app includes:
▸ A selection of 200 weasel words, you just can’t trust them
▸ Word definitions with correct usage
▸ A description of the other weasel-esque usage of the word
▸ Roots of a word to shed light on the fundamental meaning
▸ An exhaustive quiz to help you become a master weasel word hunter
The apps are all available on the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 for £1.49.
About Chambers
In 1901, the year of Queen Victoria’s death and the first transatlantic wireless message, the Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary was published. By compressing definitions in comparison to other dictionaries it was portable but still contained all the words a user might need. In 1952 the entire dictionary was overhauled. A huge number of new words were added, reflecting the advancements of science, social changes and linguistic developments, such as the increasing influence of American English. Since 1952 there have been several new editions of the dictionary, the 1972 edition notably dispensed with the possessive "s" in the title and became Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. Now known simply as the Chambers Dictionary, it is in its twelfth edition and continues to inform and delight word lovers everywhere.
About Hodder Education
The Hodder Education Group is part of Hachette Livre UK, the largest and one of the most diversified book publishers in the UK. Formerly known as Hodder Arnold, the Group was formed after the merger of Hodder & Stoughton Educational with Arnold Publishers in 2001, and the subsequent acquisitions of the John Murray educational lists and Robert Gibson in 2002, Philip Allan Updates in 2005 and Chambers Harrap in 2006.
About Trellisys.net
Trellisys.net is a multi-disciplinary firm of designers and technologists, dedicated to producing books that come alive on the digital platform. They bring together diverse expertise such as Information Architecture, User Experience, Graphic Design, Software Engineering, Social Media and Usability Analysis to create digital titles that delight readers. Founded in 2000, the firm is based in Bangalore, India.
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With refreshing graphic design and illustrative quotations drawn from books, newspapers, magazines and websites they are a far cry from the usual boring dictionary apps.
Robert Williams, commissioning editor of Chambers, said, "The latest attempt by Chambers to improve people’s speech, these new apps are perfect for word lovers and the word curious. Now, wherever you are, you’ll always know what to say and who to trust – or even just have a giggle."
Chambers - 200 Words You Should Use
Address to Impress...Use words that make you sound smart and communicate better.
The Chambers - 200 Words You Should Use app includes:
▸ A selection of 200 words you can use to express yourself more clearly
▸ Word definitions including a pronunciation guide
▸ Roots of a word to shed light on the fundamental meaning
▸ An exhaustive quiz to help you master these 200 words
▸ Functions to save to favourites and share words with friends on Facebook
▸ A carousel to serendipitously discover words
Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Use
The clichés contained in this app are included not to embarrass or accuse the authors and editors responsible: rather they are intended to illustrate the pitfalls and hazards of the English language and to act as a reminder that no-one is immune.
The Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Use app includes:
▸ A selection of 200 words terms to make you squirm
▸ Word definitions with correct usage or suggested replacements
▸ Content divided into four sections: Misused, Overused, Clichés and Confusables
▸ An exhaustive quiz to help you master these 200 words
Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Trust
Never trust a weasel word. This is sensible advice, given that the phrase comes from an untrustworthy, singular-looking creature. Coined by a lawyer, Stewart Chaplin, it is used to describe "words that suck all the life out of the words next to them, just as a weasel sucks an egg and leaves the shell."
The Chambers - 200 Words You Shouldn’t Trust app includes:
▸ A selection of 200 weasel words, you just can’t trust them
▸ Word definitions with correct usage
▸ A description of the other weasel-esque usage of the word
▸ Roots of a word to shed light on the fundamental meaning
▸ An exhaustive quiz to help you become a master weasel word hunter
The apps are all available on the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 for £1.49.
About Chambers
In 1901, the year of Queen Victoria’s death and the first transatlantic wireless message, the Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary was published. By compressing definitions in comparison to other dictionaries it was portable but still contained all the words a user might need. In 1952 the entire dictionary was overhauled. A huge number of new words were added, reflecting the advancements of science, social changes and linguistic developments, such as the increasing influence of American English. Since 1952 there have been several new editions of the dictionary, the 1972 edition notably dispensed with the possessive "s" in the title and became Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. Now known simply as the Chambers Dictionary, it is in its twelfth edition and continues to inform and delight word lovers everywhere.
About Hodder Education
The Hodder Education Group is part of Hachette Livre UK, the largest and one of the most diversified book publishers in the UK. Formerly known as Hodder Arnold, the Group was formed after the merger of Hodder & Stoughton Educational with Arnold Publishers in 2001, and the subsequent acquisitions of the John Murray educational lists and Robert Gibson in 2002, Philip Allan Updates in 2005 and Chambers Harrap in 2006.
About Trellisys.net
Trellisys.net is a multi-disciplinary firm of designers and technologists, dedicated to producing books that come alive on the digital platform. They bring together diverse expertise such as Information Architecture, User Experience, Graphic Design, Software Engineering, Social Media and Usability Analysis to create digital titles that delight readers. Founded in 2000, the firm is based in Bangalore, India.
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