Say It Like Miss Austen: A Jane Austen Phrase Thesaurus

In a time where prepositions have become objects of sentences and the ‘F’-word has acquired the ability to incorporate itself into any part of speech in a sentence, a German author comes along with an ambitious attempt to restore the English language to the beauty it possessed in the Romantic era by reviving lines penned by Jane Austen.

Say It Like Miss Austen is a wonderful literary accoutrement. I wish I would have had access to such a tool when I was an uninterested Criminal Justice student taking an Austen elective in hope of finding a woman. The layout of the book would have done me many favors thanks to the citations following every quote. Even now though, it is refreshing, fun, and humorous to carry this book around the office, referencing and incorporating the eloquent language into everyday conversation with coworkers. It’s fun to watch a lady’s eyes brighten and twinkle when I tell her “she possesses an uncommon union of symmetry, brilliancy, and grace” (pg 4).

I must admit, after thumbing through this book for the last week “I have courted prepossession and ignorance” with regard to Miss Austen in my past (pg 37).

Charles “Chuckie” —Michigan.

In a time where prepositions have become objects of sentences and the ‘F’-word has acquired the ability to incorporate itself into any part of speech in a sentence, a German author comes along with an ambitious attempt to restore the English language to the beauty it possessed in the Romantic era by reviving lines penned by Jane Austen.

Say It Like Miss Austen is a wonderful literary accoutrement. I wish I would have had access to such a tool when I was an uninterested Criminal Justice student taking an Austen elective in hope of finding a woman. The layout of the book would have done me many favors thanks to the citations following every quote. Even now though, it is refreshing, fun, and humorous to carry this book around the office, referencing and incorporating the eloquent language into everyday conversation with coworkers. It’s fun to watch a lady’s eyes brighten and twinkle when I tell her “she possesses an uncommon union of symmetry, brilliancy, and grace” (pg 4).

I must admit, after thumbing through this book for the last week “I have courted prepossession and ignorance” with regard to Miss Austen in my past (pg 37).

Charles “Chuckie” —Michigan.