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Clarence Posted 21 years ago
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Thesaurus to find alternative phrases

0 I'm looking for a good thesaurus to find alternative phrases to words like those below: 02br
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00 during = in the course of 02br
00 through = by way of 02br
00 misunderstand = get one wrong 02br
00 understand = make sense of 02br
00 attract = appeal to 02br
00 fast, quickly = in a hurry 02br
00 nevertheless = just the same 02br
00 equivalent to = nothing less than 02br
00 prepare = make ready 02br
00 deal with, approach = address oneself to 02br
00 finished = through 02br
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00It would be good if the thesaurus includes both American and British phrases. 02br
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00Currently, I'm looking at these 3 books: 02br
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001. Oxford Thesaurus of English 02br
002. Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus 02br
003. Collins Roget’s International Thesaurus. 02br
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00Does anyone have any comments on these books or any recommendations? Thanks. 0-
  

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0I swear by Roget's-- so much so that I haven't even looked at the others. My 1936 edition doesn't have 'in the course of' as a synonym for 'during'. Do the other two?

— Mister Micawber

  • 0I swear by Roget's-- so much so that I haven't even looked at the others.
  • My 1936 edition doesn't have 'in the course of' as a synonym for 'during'.
  • Do the other two?
  • I would think that most thesauri were a bit short on the function words.
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0I swear by Roget's-- so much so that I haven't even looked at the others. My 1936 edition doesn't have 'in the course of' as a synonym for 'during'. Do the other two? I would think that most thesauri were a bit short on the function words. 0-
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0 I like "Roget's International Thesaurus". 02br
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00Samples: 02br
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00during, pending, durante [law]; in the course of, in the process of, in the middle of; in the time of, at the time of, in the age 01i00or02i00 era of, intra-; over, through, throughout, throughout the course of, for the period of; until the conclusion of. 0
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0I guess I need an upgrade... 0-
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0 Hi Mister Micawber and CalifJim, 02br
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00Thanks for your replies. Of the first 2 books mentioned, Oxford gave the most 'hits'; I suspect it should have no problem with "during = in the course of". Getting to the right word or phrase is also pretty direct, as it is in 'dictionary style'. 02br
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00I do find Roget's comprehensive as well, but I've
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0 I use "Nisus Thesaurus" on my Apple Mac. It was free to download, AFAIR. 02br
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00It's really easy to use; I simply drag the mouse to highlight a word then select "Thesaurus" from the menu bar and all the alternatives appear in a pop-up window.05002br
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00It works in *** application, too. 010id1
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0 Yes, Oxford is good. Try Theasarus.com, it provides you with entries taken from different versions of Roget, it's not as easy to use as Oxford is, nonetheless, it's helpful. 02br
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0 Thanks you for your replies. 02br
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00Fyi, I tried "during" in Thesaurus.com, but it didn't give "in the course of". 0-
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knock it out of the park

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to get the best out of

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