Rogets Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases 150th Anniversary E
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Rogets Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases 150th Anniversary E

Hardcover – International Edition, August 29, 2006

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Price
$141.56
Format
Hardcover
Pages
1232
Publisher
Penguin UK
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0141004426
Dimensions
6.38 x 2.44 x 9.45 inches
Weight
2.82 pounds

Description

About the Author George Davidson is a former senior editor with Chambers Harrap. In addition to writing dictionaries and thesauruses, he is the author of five books on English grammar, usage, spelling and vocabulary. He lives in Edinburgh.

Features & Highlights

  • Roget's Thesaurus is the world's most famous and trusted word-finder. First published in 1852 it has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide and has become the indispensable desk companion for generations of speakers and writers of English. Unlike most other thesauruses, it groups words thematically rather than in a straight A-Z sequence, thus offering the writer and speaker a much more creative and subtle means of finding new ways to express their thoughts: it is essential for anyone who wants to improve their command, creative use and enjoyment of English, and is perfect for composing speeches, or for writing all manner of prose and poetry. It remains, definitively, a writer's best friend. Roget's Thesaurus is part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world - making knowledge everybody's property.

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A most useful reference

This version of Roget's Thesaurus has extensive entries and is topically arranged for ease in choosing just the right nuance for your composition. My old copy had disappeared and I was frustrated with online thesauruses which were little more than a couple synonyms per entry.
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Excellent resource

This is an excellent resource. The entries are arranged thematically and have many more possibilities than standard Roget's. Great high school graduation gift.
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Good book

Bought used, good buy
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Showed some age, otherwise fine.

I was already familiar with Roget's Thesaurus, so I got what I expected. My copy is probably about ten or eleven years old (Editor's preface is dated 2002) and other than somewhat more beige discoloration of the pages that one might expect, the book arrived in good condition including the binding and pages free of former owner's notations or blemishes.

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