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Thesaurus will give you synonyms but won't provide any detail about the nuanced differences between their semantics. The article specifically talks about why We
by thathonkey 12y ago
Thesaurus will give you synonyms but won't provide any detail about the nuanced differences between their semantics. The article specifically talks about why Webster's unabridged dicts are different from thesauri...
- vertex-four 12y agoIf you're fluent in the language you're writing in, a combination of a thesaurus and a web search to check that words fit in where you think works well, in my experience.
- giardini 12y agoThat's why you should instead use a "dictionary of synonyms, which will provide those details.
- thathonkey 12y agoYou mean a collocation dictionary? I've never heard of a dictionary of synonyms and a quick Google search didn't really come up with anything. Could you point me in the direction of a publication? Thanks!
- giardini 12y agosearch Amazon.com for "dictionary of synonyms".