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Interview: Author Simon Winchester talks about his frustration with the misuse of Roget's Thesaurus
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04-27-2001
Interview: Author Simon Winchester talks about his frustration with the misuse of Roget's Thesaurus
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
BOB EDWARDS, host:
Peter Mark Roget was a doctor and an accomplished chess player. He improved the sewer system in London, even invented the slide rule. Most famously, he gave us a thesaurus, which has sold 30 million copies since first published in 1832. Simon Wi...
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