When I read about this book by Joshua Kendall, I knew that it was a must read.
From the inside cover, "Peter Mark Roget—polymath, eccentric, synonym afficionado—was a complicated man. ...But most notably, he made lists." |
Each word, with its shades and nuances, delights the logophile.
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"The words! I collected them is all shapes and sizes and hung them like bangles in my mind."
—Hotense Calisher |
So many choices to gratify or quench a love of words.
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"For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that language by which we speak."
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What's another word for Thesaurus? Love the post. The printed word makes for such nice photos.
ncshutterbug · 2008-04-18: 19:57
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very nice set.
thevermonter · 2008-04-18: 20:19
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Cool set...I am a word lover but my problem is retention. I love reading words, looking them up, dissecting them...and when I really want to use them - they fail me - or maybe I fail them. Love this post - Thanks!
aknor · 2008-04-18: 20:46
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totally different post
mojaroo · 2008-04-18: 20:50
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great post!~ mail- forward- airmail- display- announce- put up publish- declare- (sorry, got into into it there!)~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-04-18: 21:54
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Great post as always..
Queen911 · 2008-04-18: 22:05
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hmmm... great post i have to say
emmetan · 2008-04-19: 00:22
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great post!
mimax2 · 2008-04-19: 00:33
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Always great!!!!
joycephotography · 2008-04-19: 00:52
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It wasn't by happenstance, I came about an accident, the details are unessential, they are contingent on an appendage, which was merely incidental, they held no collateral, because of their impersonality, as well as their nonsubjectivity, you see they were full of supplements, which lacked a discreteness, we didn't at all like their foreignness, so we discarded them as appurtenance!
CJLata · 2008-04-19: 05:09
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;o)
CJLata · 2008-04-19: 05:11
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What an interesting post! Really enjoyed it.
Robertthebob · 2008-04-19: 05:30
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Another interesting post! I'll get my Mum to send me a copy! Thanks!
glennis · 2008-04-19: 07:25
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Before today if someone told me I had a few comedos I would not have know whether to thank them or stick my tongue out at them. (And the etymology of that word is disgusting!) But communication is about getting a point across, is it not? So shouldn't the audience to whom we want to articulate be considered before we consult a thesaurus for the strange and unusual? Several years ago for Christmas my brother sent me a desk calendar that listed each day rather unusual words and their definitions. I rather enjoyed that. Can't remember a single word that was on it now!
oldbabe · 2008-04-19: 08:13
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...and it should be above...."would not have KNOWN"!
oldbabe · 2008-04-19: 08:15
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To CJLatta Hail to the wordsmiths who revel in arcane, abstruse, and crabbed words who nose out, without trepidation, words wallowing in a state of obsolescence and rather than jettison them to the dustheap or midden insert them in mannerly conversation Hail the wordhoard, the calque, an occasional sesquipedalian word, Hail those who study the science of lexicology, etymology, semantic history, onomatology Three cheers for the neologist Cheers to 582.7-20 (Loved your piece)
photopoet · 2008-04-19: 08:33
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Interesting! Nice set!
spikepole · 2008-04-19: 09:06
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I am a list and word junkie — you can imagine the thrilling shiver that rippled up my spine as soon as I saw the title — and the promise of what lay within was not betrayed. Wonderful images, wonderful words — wonderful beyond any singing of them. A heartfelt Thank you.
jagungal · 2008-04-20: 01:00
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Great post!
marikos · 2008-04-20: 07:20
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Wonderful post!
mlcwikla · 2008-04-20: 10:59
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I love this post! Being someone who is totally in love with and addicted to words (and who enjoys reading dictionaries etc.) I need to find this book! Thanks!
Carley · 2008-04-20: 19:46
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I am fascinated by words..thanks for this ,delightful post :)
Lindyart · 2008-04-20: 19:55
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Great post. Literally a photo of a thousand words. :)
vollenda · 2008-04-20: 20:13
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Anyone who loves words loves a Thesaurus. The love is obvious here!
rolpa · 2008-04-22: 07:21
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Oh, my passions... words and photography combined... I LOVE my thesaurus and dictionary... and these shots are marvellous... As my uncle once said (as Stephen Wright famously did) one night a few years back when I was reading through my thesaurus looking for a word to rebuke him with... "What's another word for Thesaurus?" :)
Peche · 2008-04-22: 08:49
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Very interesting set!
somogyvari · 2008-04-24: 04:00
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Awesome post! I'm rather fond of the thesaurus myself, but I'll leave the poetry to you and CJLata!
ScubaLiz · 2008-05-04: 23:50
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