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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Another reference book that I just bought this year for NaNoWriMo, along with its companion dictionary version. It's quite comprehensive, which I really like. I don't think I've ever owned my own thesaurus before, but this one should work quite well. Despite my comment on the dictionary version about the pretentious (or florid or magniloquent or grandiloquent, as found as synonyms inside) title, I think this book will be extremely helpful.
A reference book. Despite the quite pretentious title, it seems really helpful. It has discussions of words that are easily confusing and the context of interesting words that are new to me. Also helpful is the pronunciation of each word; I've never been great with my pronunciation...I was a stubborn child that didn't want to do things the right way.
I started reading this seeking to boost my vocabulary, but am abandoning it. I'll use a different thesaurus, probably my Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus.
It's not a very good thesaurus, for the simple reason of poor accuracy. As far as I can tell, many of the synonyms match the referent word loosely at best.
It's not a very good thesaurus, for the simple reason of poor accuracy. As far as I can tell, many of the synonyms match the referent word loosely at best.
Not pragmatic for writing fiction, but fun to look through and gawk at like a zoo exhibit.