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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread synonyms... or antonyms? #147724 09/09/2005 1:43 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain From the back of a 1969 Penguin edition of Roget's Thesaurus: "These are features of the new and enlarged edition of Roget's Thesaurus, which has been specially abridged for this Penguin edition." Makes you wonder why they couldn't just use the original one... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: synonyms... or antonyms? #147725 09/09/2005 2:05 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 *snicker* I can't help but wonder if the enlarged abridged thesaurus was bound in genuine imitation leather. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: synonyms... or antonyms? #147726 09/09/2005 4:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York *cackle* Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: synonyms... or antonyms? #147727 09/11/2005 11:37 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I thought an enlarged abridged thesaurus was an 'enchancement aid' for nerds. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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