tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post1244084894263602810..comments2024-03-27T10:43:58.872+00:00Comments on Finding life hard?: What's in a word/expression/locution? Liz Hindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-74570220487569223132022-01-19T15:08:29.891+00:002022-01-19T15:08:29.891+00:00Good to know we're all of like minds.Good to know we're all of like minds.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-49305962753183782422022-01-19T08:39:43.171+00:002022-01-19T08:39:43.171+00:00Yes I grew up with a thesaurus. Used it non stop w...Yes I grew up with a thesaurus. Used it non stop when I was at uni. Now of course I use it online. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-3290024911324548292022-01-18T21:32:12.407+00:002022-01-18T21:32:12.407+00:00I probably still have a paper thesaurus, but now I...I probably still have a paper thesaurus, but now I always use an online one. Often.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-17977810948392284382022-01-18T20:42:10.530+00:002022-01-18T20:42:10.530+00:00As in : the baker uses overemphasis for "One ...As in : the baker uses overemphasis for "One doz." ;-) ?Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-58811387974538244692022-01-18T18:52:36.151+00:002022-01-18T18:52:36.151+00:00Even before my parents bought us Grolier Encyclope...Even before my parents bought us <i>Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge</i>, my paternal grandmother had <i>Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia</i> in her living room. Elder Brother and I spent many hours enchanted by those volumes - which volumes are at my fingertips as I input this comment. Also at my fingertips are <i>The New Oxford American Dictionary</i>, <i>McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms</i>, and various other reference books. I am frequently thankful that my family taught me to love reference books.<br /><br />One <i>does</i> use "one" when one wishes to show her erudition!<br /><br />P.S. We purchased <i>Encyclopædia Britannica</i> for our own daughters.Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-21812065299309331992022-01-18T17:57:08.420+00:002022-01-18T17:57:08.420+00:00I had a Roget's Thesaurus that I used in high ...I had a Roget's Thesaurus that I used in high school and college. Then, my oldest daughter took it away with her to college. It was well used and much loved. pam nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527172289267589196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-48953718385978438552022-01-18T17:10:34.421+00:002022-01-18T17:10:34.421+00:00I think one is pretty much always pretentious. Exc...I think one is pretty much always pretentious. Except I expect the queen is okay with it. Better than her using we all the time!<br /><br />We had a big dictionary in our house always and I remember my amazement when I discovered everyone didn't. Also a set of encyclopedias. Even the poorest people would try for a dictionary. And a piano, however out of tune and ancient. Working class cultural imperative, especially if you "won the scholarship" and went to the posh grammar school among those rich kids!Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-78121664178548176982022-01-18T16:50:28.823+00:002022-01-18T16:50:28.823+00:00I remember when Roget's Thesaurus was on the d...I remember when Roget's Thesaurus was on the desk of every student and writer! I do occasionally use "one" instead of "you," but it always sounds pretentious to do so. But I only use it if there's a danger that the reader might take "you" personally.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com