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Peter Roget never intended his thesaurus to be the verbal equivalent of a fast-food drive-thru for people who want to sound more intellectual (sage, academic).
Boston Phoenix  |  Caitlin E. Curran  |  03-20-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews
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