English for Daily Use

UNIT NINE THE USE OF THE DICTIONARY GUIDE INFORMATION How many
times, when attempting to carry on an intelligent conversation, have you suddenly
found yourself seeking vainly for the exact word to express the thought you
wished to convey? "I have it in my mind, but I can't say it," is a common complaint.
One critic has said that such a situation is impossible; that if a thought is really "in
your mind" you will be able to express it; that slovenly, inarticulate speech is
merely the ...