The Synonym Finder
by Nancy LaRoche
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Author: Nancy LaRocheBrand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1986
ISBN: 0446370290
Number of pages: 1361
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Book Review: Indispensable Writer's Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay---so when I write I tend to follow my original educational training and plod along stringing together fractured grammatical phrases and hackneyed expressions that although correct tend to reflect the activity of the left side of my brain rather than my creative portion that supposedly gives credence to my inner Shakespeare.
Obviously, that dull analytical side needs to kick it up notch and one of the best ways that I know how to add verbal spice to that artistic gumbo is to flip open my well-worn copy of J.I Rodale's "The Synonym Finder."
Sadly, as I did not have the foresight to purchase this approximately 1400 page word fest in hardback, the once smooth and blemish-free cover of my copy has since creased and folded many times over, adding nothing to its beauty but detracting little from its immense and efficient functionality. A word to the wise: do buy this tome with the intention of keeping it on your shelves for a lifetime.
Using the book cannot be any easier. Written like a dictionary, each word is arranged alphabetically with all the appropriate parts of speech included under a single headword. Unlike Roget's, no complicated system of themes clouds the writer's simple need to find another more exact word to fit his/her specific thought process. Numerical sub-listings of each word indicate different definitions and semantic groupings while usage and technical labels like "slang", "informal", "nautical or "chemistry" are indicated with the appropriate italicized label.
What really sets this volume apart from other synonym dictionaries is the wealth of choices available for each word. The word "childlike" includes 37 different words and phrases that just might be that one special term that changes your sentence from mediocre to cutting edge.
Highly recommended to all who write and are tired of the usual gamut of word substitutes offered by your word processing program or a standard thesaurus.
Diana F. Von Behren
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Summary of The Synonym Finder
With a simple alphabetical arrangement this book has been expanded to include thousands of new words and expressions that have entered the language in recent years, and includes clearly labelled slang and informal words and expressions.Dictionaries & Thesauruses Books
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