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Software : Oxford Thesaurus

from: Focus Multimedia Ltd


Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Focus Multimedia Ltd EAN: 5031366001887 Label: Focus Multimedia Ltd Manufacturer: Focus Multimedia Ltd Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Focus Multimedia Ltd Sales Rank: 2310 Studio: Focus Multimedia Ltd	Amazon.co.uk's Price: £9.99 Prices subject to change.
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For anyone who has struggled to find the words they want in the mysterious layout of a Roget's thesaurus, the layout of The Oxford Thesaurus in A-Z Form will come as a total relief. It's laid out in short entries, and each headword is in simple alphabetical order, instead of being arranged thematically.

The search facility that comes with the electronic format means that you cam simply type in the word you want to find a synonym for, and the program will automatically list all the head words containing it. Then you can go to each with the click of a mouse and find the word you typed ready highlighted for you. On the down side, the range of vocabulary is quite limited, with some remarkable omissions. Look up "pig", and you will find senses under "devour", "glutton", "over eat", "police officer" and "slob", but not its use as a general insult, or different words for the simple animal such as "swine" or "sow". Similarly for "cat" you will find the sense of "cool guy" or "whip" (twice) but not "moggy" or "unpleasant female"; and neither the word "catty" nor the word "bear" (the animal) appear at all. Also, the text on which the CD-ROM is based dates from 1991, and it essentially reflects the language of the 1980s. Those who want a more up-to-date text may want to try the fuller Oxford Thesaurus. --Julia Cresswell

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