tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6446576940648051824..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: In search of the perfect Roget's... by David ThorpeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-369021350811304252013-05-08T06:44:17.292+01:002013-05-08T06:44:17.292+01:00I made the same journey as you, and have come back...I made the same journey as you, and have come back to my 1987 edition of Roget, which still sits on my desk. It does have 'byte', but not 'Internet'. Even so, I'll never part with it. alex.woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006446902387291405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-64213265496693880822013-05-04T22:09:33.018+01:002013-05-04T22:09:33.018+01:00Hear hear! I too have dabbled with inferior "... Hear hear! I too have dabbled with inferior "other" thesauruses (thesauri??) but have come back to Roget. I'm not at home just now to check but I suspect my version must be the 2004 one, which I find pretty good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-65132244175436095722013-05-04T20:25:49.578+01:002013-05-04T20:25:49.578+01:00Ah but I am trying, Enid, thank you - so don't...Ah but I am trying, Enid, thank you - so don't give up yourself! I was just wondering.... does any reader have the most recent Penguin edition (150th Anniversary edition?) Publication Date: 5 Aug 2004 | ISBN-10: 0140515038 | ISBN-13: 978-0140515039 | It seems to be the most recent update...DavidKThorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-41660834652954740352013-05-04T14:18:38.572+01:002013-05-04T14:18:38.572+01:00Have a Roget's. It's falling apart, so wen...Have a Roget's. It's falling apart, so went shopping for a replacement. May not try now.Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-39882857997042643382013-05-04T13:56:48.731+01:002013-05-04T13:56:48.731+01:00Hmmm...just re-read your post and realised you don...Hmmm...just re-read your post and realised you don't want an old one. Mine doesn't have 'byte'. It doesn't even have 'computer'. It's brilliant on 'dress' and 'skirt' though! Good luck with your search.Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-1703571809971059342013-05-04T12:13:58.471+01:002013-05-04T12:13:58.471+01:00I'm shocked to hear that the original Roget...I'm shocked to hear that the original Roget's Thesaurus is no longer in print. I was given my copy - a Penguin paperback - in 1958, and I would never part with it, even though it looks lightly toasted throughout and the spine is beginning to break. The only other damage is where I foolishly stuck a post-it on page 331 and it could not be removed, so now I will never know which few words come between "moodiness" and "crabbedness". David, I can only suggest a search of second-hand sellers. I hope you find a copy.Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-23807856710394543452013-05-04T10:03:42.894+01:002013-05-04T10:03:42.894+01:00This is a wonderful post about the love of a parti...This is a wonderful post about the love of a particular book - and a sensitive comparison of the differences between Roget'a and Oxford versions.(The list of words to make you sound smart? Huh!) <br /><br />I am not sure you'll ever be able to find a modern version to match your beloved Thesaurus, David, but I hope you do.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-57944856250547559742013-05-04T10:02:45.488+01:002013-05-04T10:02:45.488+01:00I'm in the Roget camp - I've never found a...I'm in the Roget camp - I've never found anything half as useful as that.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com