Roget's Thesaurus Of English Words And Phrases

Author: Peter Mark Roget

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Price : 45.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780140515022
Publisher : pengui
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Weight (g) : 1.239
Publication date : 07 August 2003
Dimensions : 234mm X 153mm X 56mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Peter Mark Roget
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Roget's Thesaurus is the world's most famous and trusted word finder and has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide. The indispensable desk companion for generations of speakers and writers of English, it is essential for anyone who wants to improve their command, creative use and enjoyment of English. It remains, definitively, a writer's best friend.

This new edition has been substantially revised and updated throughout. It contains new features, such as panels to mark groups of vocabulary, including signs of the zodiac, cocktails and phobias, as well as elucidating the origins of familiar quotations that have become part of everyday use. In addition, it includes hundreds of recently coined words and expressions, from broadband to mockney.

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George Davidson is a highly experienced editor and lexicographer. He is a former senior editor at Chambers Harrap. He lives in Edinburgh.

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