Laurence Urdang (1927–2008)

Readable, although probably better regarded as a book to dip into for interest rather than as a serious work of refreence. However, it is spoilt to some extent by two things. First, the author's predilection for long explanatory notes on certain topics, especially scientific, which would be more appropriate to an encyclopedia; and second, his frequent negative allusions to 'purists' on language, whose influence he deplores, although he himself is not reluctant to lay out rules.

This one has been kicking around forever... very limited I'd say, in the choices for each entry.

Interesting in parts, but uneven in explicating various expressions and their origin, overly detailed for some while others get short shrift. Some clever turns of phrase in many descriptions, but less enjoyable than they might be as they seem often to have overtones of "look how clever I am."

È forse più un dizionario di sinonimi che un thesaurus, ma è molto pratico da usare, anche per la scelta dell'ordine alfabetico. Se hai già il termine che ti serve sulla punta della lingua, ti basta cercare sull'indice e trovi il lemma con un elenco di sinonimi, se vuoi un'analisi più approfondita, la cerchi nel corpo del dizionario stesso.
Segnalato da Liliana Schwammwenthal