Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

This is a big strong tome with Everything Within. Might be a little heavy for some people. Used every day by recipient, Crossword Fan. Previous paperback I bought for him fell apart from frequent use, so this one should last. Excellent value.

Roget's Thesaurus is a classic and I am always agog at the learning and stamina of its original compilers. It is divided into sections and therefore needs an index to find a particular word and this takes up nearly half of the book. The sections include " Abstract relations" with 8 sub-headings, "Space" with 4 and so on. Let's say you want "uselessness" (as I did when my cake sank): you go to the index, find "useless" as an adjective and at number 641. There you find the noun "uselessness" with many synonyms, other numbered words to look up, sub-sections such as "rubbish" (describes my cake exactly!), the adjectival sense with similar entries and the verb "make useless". Best of all is the inclusion of expressions: here are several such as "flog a dead horse" (as in trying to revive a failed cake!) It is therefore a dictionary of idioms also. Using it sounds complex but it does become second nature when you have a copy in your eager hands - so buy it now. You won't regret it!

I use my Roget's Thesauraus for writing letters and completing crosswords. It wears out after about 3years so I buy another one. This is my 4th book.

It took me a while to get used the the way this one is laid out, but it is ok. I would prefer one that is more like a dictionary.

This hard back older version of Roget's Thesaurus is certainly the best. It was in very good condition and I am very pleased with the book and the quick delivery time.

The FULL Roget's Thesaurus - this is the most comprehensive edition you will find. Though it takes a little longer to refer to than a dictionary thesaurus, the original Roget's format, listing words by concept and group, is much more conducive to imaginative writing and inspiration because for each word it gives a much broader selection of synonyms.Such a pity the seller I bought it from took three weeks to get it from Slough to Oxford. I use this copy in conjunction with an 1899 edition of the Thesaurus which contains a surprising number of expressions which have been expunged from the modern version.

Being German and finding it fairly easy to learn the English language - nine years in total - no teacherever told me about this amazing book. An English friend of mine gave it to me as a present for my 26thbirthday, some thirty-four years ago. He put a hand-written dedication in it saying "You should neverbe short of the right word". As it so often happens, we are not in touch with each other anymore.And that's what this book is all about - an astonishing array of vocabulary with a cross-over intosix different categories. About every ten years I get hold of the latest edition. I can't livewithout it.Dennis Andrew King - where are you now?

Do not look to far into words, it can be dangerous if your interest study the words of biblical scripture its every enlightening and good for the soul.

Both the British and American versions from the second half of the 20th century have more pages. Words like "Stygian" and "Arcadian" have – for some arbitrary reason – been removed from the index. I would've rather paid a couple of euros extra for a more complete book. I just ordered an American version from 1988, but that won't have all the modern technobabble of course. This means I'll probably switch per subject matter.That being said, I still prefer Roget's index over other modern thesauruses/dictionaries.

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.

Very cool.

That book is very helpful if you have to right a paper or if you are doing a dissertation

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