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The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
This brand new thesaurus from Oxford, the most trusted name in reference, is the first to be developed by writers, for writers.
In addition to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms found in the thesaurus, each of our distinguished editorial board members (including David Auburn, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean S...more
In addition to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms found in the thesaurus, each of our distinguished editorial board members (including David Auburn, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean S...more
Hardcover, 1088 pages
Published
October 1st 2004
by Oxford University Press
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So smart. Shamelessly opinionated. My favorite quote (so far) is on the back of the book.
utilize
This is a puff-word. Since it does nothing that gold old "use" doesn't do, its extra letters and syllables don't make a writer seem smarter. Rather, using "utilize" makes you seem like either a pompous twit or someone so insecure that he'll use pointlessly big words in an attempt to look smart. The same is true for the noun "utilization," for "vehicle" as used for "car," for "residence" as used for "h...more
utilize
This is a puff-word. Since it does nothing that gold old "use" doesn't do, its extra letters and syllables don't make a writer seem smarter. Rather, using "utilize" makes you seem like either a pompous twit or someone so insecure that he'll use pointlessly big words in an attempt to look smart. The same is true for the noun "utilization," for "vehicle" as used for "car," for "residence" as used for "h...more
One of those books that I can't imagine living without. Several great writers contributed to the notes and the lists are invaluable when you need just the one thing you can't find otherwise. This one has several book marks in it - I'm one of those who actually bookmarks a dictionary - as poems in progress sometimes have to wait!
The assembled group of editors share interesting word notes making this resource fun to read on those days when you just need to absord. High on my list as anti-Alzheimer...more
The assembled group of editors share interesting word notes making this resource fun to read on those days when you just need to absord. High on my list as anti-Alzheimer...more
This was selected as an Outstanding Reference Source for 2005. For the complete list, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rus...
One of those invaluable tools for us writers. Much better than any online thesaurus. Do yourself a favor and pick one up, you won't regret it.
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This should be at every writer's side. Along with serving the standard thesaurus duties, it injects reality into word usages that people use to attempt to sound smarter. It skewers jargon words like "utilize" and jargon phrases like "at the present time" to help writers become more efficient with the language. The explanations may be a little painful for some, but they are valuable lessons.
I especially enjoy a word spectrum feature that offers lists of words from one extreme meaning to the other...more
I especially enjoy a word spectrum feature that offers lists of words from one extreme meaning to the other...more
This is a valuable tool. It is better than a thesaurus for two reasons. 1) It features comments about words from all kinds of writers--the comments are helpful and entertaining. It also has these interesting synonym continuums for very commonly used words. Makes a great gift! Get one for yourself or a friend.
I use this reference book at work and I couldn't survive without it.
Snobbery at its most refined.
A must for good writing.
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