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Oxford American writer's thesaurus
1088 pages
An expansive, writer-focused exploration of language that turns the search for a synonym into a literary journey.
What it feels like
This is not a book to be read from cover to cover, but rather a meandering, intellectual landscape to wander through when the exact right word remains just out of reach. The mood is deeply contemplative and curious, inviting readers to explore the subtle nuances and spectrums of the English language. Written with an authoritative yet deeply literary tone, it feels like a collaborative workshop with noted authors who offer their own insights into word usage. The prose is inherently focused on precision, elucidating connotations with clarity and care. It is an essential, satisfying experience for wordsmiths, scribblers, and anyone who delights in the craft of writing, transforming a simple reference check into a moment of linguistic discovery.
- Mood
- intellectual
- contemplative
- curious
- Tone
- informative
- authoritative
- literary
- helpful
- Pace
- meandering
- Themes
- nuances of language · craft of writing · linguistic exploration · precision of expression
- The writing
- Clear, precise, and deeply attentive to the subtle connotations and spectrums of meaning within the English language.
- The arc
- A journey from searching for the right word to the satisfying discovery of the perfect expression.
- Who it's for
- Writers, wordsmiths, scribblers, and anyone who delights in finding the exact right word to capture a thought.
About the book
"Written by writers for writers, this innovative thesaurus truly advances the time-honored word source. Some 25,000 word meanings and connotations are elucidated by means of more than 300,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonymns, 250 word notes written by noted authors, and generous listings of example sentences. Many special features, such as usage notes, word spectrums, and a language guide, further clarify a word's many nuances and assist the user in finding just the right expression. For all readers, wordsmiths, scribblers, and hacks, Oxford's new thesaurus should be on every library's reference shelf."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.
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