Everyman's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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Fourth Impression J i'riii NET THESAURUS OF ENG 2(V - WORDS AND PH RAULÉI, Revised from Peter RogdP^®^® by D. C. BROWNING THIS IS AN ENTIRELY NEW EDITION OF ROGET'S invaluable reference book on the use of English in relation to ideas; it has been revised by the editor of Everymarís English Dictionary and Everymaiis Dictionary of Quotations and Pro verbs. Roget's originál plan of classification and categories is preserved, but Mr Browning has overhauled the entire work so as to bring all the words and phrases into accordance with current usage, removing somé which are out of date and adding over 10,000 more, including a full representation of to-day's technical terms, everyday neologisms, slang, Americanisms, etc. This single volume of 600 pages, including the vast and carefully revised index, again takes the place of a two-volume work which has sold in hundreds of thousands in Everyman's Library (Nos. 630-1). It has stood the test of time as a reference guide to vocabulary as a... Tovább

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Fourth Impression J i'riii NET THESAURUS OF ENG 2(V - WORDS AND PH RAULÉI, Revised from Peter RogdP^®^® by D. C. BROWNING THIS IS AN ENTIRELY NEW EDITION OF ROGET'S invaluable reference book on the use of English in relation to ideas; it has been revised by the editor of Everymarís English Dictionary and Everymaiis Dictionary of Quotations and Pro verbs. Roget's originál plan of classification and categories is preserved, but Mr Browning has overhauled the entire work so as to bring all the words and phrases into accordance with current usage, removing somé which are out of date and adding over 10,000 more, including a full representation of to-day's technical terms, everyday neologisms, slang, Americanisms, etc. This single volume of 600 pages, including the vast and carefully revised index, again takes the place of a two-volume work which has sold in hundreds of thousands in Everyman's Library (Nos. 630-1). It has stood the test of time as a reference guide to vocabulary as a vehicle of thought; it is of the greatest help to all who use the English language, from students and authors to foreigners and crossword puzzle enthusiasts. The leading article in The Times Literary Supplement (2nd May 1952), on the occasion of the centenary of the first publication of Roget, stated: 'The work is far from being a mere dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, though synonyms form an essen tial part of its material. . .. Among reference books Roget's Thesaurus stands by itself. There were dictionaries of synonyms both before and after it. . . . But Roget's work is not just a list of correlated words; as its name implies, it is a treasury on which writers can draw Generations of writers will bear witness to the stimulating effect of the thesaurus, which for many proves not merely a word-finder but an idea-finder.' Vissza