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'I heard he was a thesaurus editor.'
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epitaph, epitaphs, eulogy, eulogies, dictionary, dictionaries, editor, editors, thesaurus, thesauruses, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, editing, career, careers, career path, career paths, cemetery, cemeteries, graveyard, graveyards, grave, graves, non sequitur'He's a man of few works. He likes to talk, he just has a limited vocabulary.'
'I've been trying to think of a word for two weeks.'
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dictionary, dictionaries, thesaurus, thesauruses, word, words, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, week, weeks, fortnight, fortnights, lesson, lessons, class, classes, word game, word games, definition, definitions, define, defines, defining'I can't find the words to express my anger with you.' - 'She needs a dictionary.'
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dictionary, dictionaries, expression, expressions, thesauruses, thesaurus, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, language, languages, script, scripts, actor, actors, kid, kids, movie, movies, films, television, televisions, tvs, writer, writers, screenGirl to boy: 'My vocabulary is bigger than your vocabulary!'
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vocabulary, vocabularies, word, words, spelling bee, spelling bees, brag, boast, boats, school, schools, english, language, school, primary, learning, kids, boys and girls, elementary school, bullying, bragging, boasting, fighting, arguing, self esteem, reading, literature"I've just been called a 'materno-fascist.' "
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mother, mothers, mom, moms, mum, mums, parent, parents, parenting, insult, insults, insulting, teenager, teenage girl, surly, angry, moody, modern times, insolent, temper, tantrum, tantrums, fascist, fascists, fascism, vocab word, vocab words, vocabulary, vocabularies, maternal, adolescent, adolescents, adolescence, talk back, talking back, strict, discipline, disciplines, disciplining'OBSOLETE: Any really expensive Heating & Air Conditioning system you bought last year.'
'My teacher said the school has tough new standards and I need to improve my vocabulary. What's 'vocabulary'?'
"'Yes,' she mumbled?... Sighed?... Muttered?... Snarled?... Hissed?... Growled?..."
"What rhymes with 'repulsive'?"
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poet, poets, poetry, poem, poems, rhyming couplet, rhyming couplets, rhyme, rhymes, writer, writers, author, authors, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, literary figure, literary figures, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, rural scene, country, countryside, rural scenes'Sometimes, from time to time, occasionally I wish I'd never bought that ruddy thesaurus!'
'Roget it's fantastic, superb, extraordinary...where on earth did you get the idea?'
'Ha-ha! My Dad is right! If you say a word too many times, it doesn't sound like a real word anymore!'
Captain Eddie's New Boat: 'It bothahd me that no one knows what it means until I realized it makes me look a lot smahtah than I really am!... Did I just insult myself?'
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