Sunday, November 16, 2003
Stupid Thesaurus Tricks
Here's why reference books are no substitute for a lifetime of reading.
Roget’s online Thesaurus lists forty-two synonyms for the word guerrilla:
Blackmailer, blotto, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, finger, fugitive, gangster, hatchet man, heavy, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hustler, inside man, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, moll, mug, muscle man, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, shylock, sinner, slippery eel, thug, transgressor, trespasser, wrongdoer, yard bird.
The problem is, not one of these is actually a synonym for guerrilla.
Roget’s online Thesaurus lists forty-two synonyms for the word guerrilla:
Blackmailer, blotto, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, finger, fugitive, gangster, hatchet man, heavy, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hustler, inside man, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, moll, mug, muscle man, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, shylock, sinner, slippery eel, thug, transgressor, trespasser, wrongdoer, yard bird.
The problem is, not one of these is actually a synonym for guerrilla.
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