GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The first thesaurus was written by someone who didn’t like being understood.

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The best-known thesaurus was compiled by Peter Mark Roget and published in 1852 to help people find the right words. It was meant to aid expression, not prevent understanding.

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