tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post7673784149862318691..comments2024-03-28T10:24:45.790-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Thesaurus—A Treasure Box for WritersEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-85276998603933315192015-07-19T09:41:01.660-04:002015-07-19T09:41:01.660-04:00Thank you for sharing this! I love that thesaurus ...Thank you for sharing this! I love that thesaurus means treasure box. :)Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-53282715782173698762015-06-28T15:47:58.435-04:002015-06-28T15:47:58.435-04:00Excellent post. I'm linking to it on July 17th...Excellent post. I'm linking to it on July 17th. :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-62711927850202725652015-06-24T13:48:34.025-04:002015-06-24T13:48:34.025-04:00Hi June, Yes! Let's sparkle and not blind. Tha...Hi June, Yes! Let's sparkle and not blind. Thanks for commenting!DiAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413983564525899122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-6411384263312881972015-06-24T13:48:07.467-04:002015-06-24T13:48:07.467-04:00Thank you Andrea. My point is to tell a story not ...Thank you Andrea. My point is to tell a story not give an English lesson. :)DiAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413983564525899122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-61614629166962571872015-06-24T12:27:06.752-04:002015-06-24T12:27:06.752-04:00DiAnn, thank you for your post. What a great analo...DiAnn, thank you for your post. What a great analogy -- because our words ARE treasures, aren't they?! And what a lovely way of expressing the balance we must master -- using thesaurus treasures to sparkle and not to blind. Excellent!June E. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184765748976752031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-90279396006355954922015-06-24T10:30:28.914-04:002015-06-24T10:30:28.914-04:00Great post, DiAnn, especially the part about sendi...Great post, DiAnn, especially the part about sending the reader to the dictionary. I get very frustrated when I'm reading a book and have to keep a pen and pad handy to write down all the words I need to look up. This is when less is definitely more. :)Andrea Merrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886398056031430593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-26051339204291242272015-06-24T08:52:54.505-04:002015-06-24T08:52:54.505-04:00I love words and everything about them! Thanks for...I love words and everything about them! Thanks for posting!DiAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413983564525899122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-42255080096876183492015-06-24T07:46:25.084-04:002015-06-24T07:46:25.084-04:00My favorite Treasure Box is the Flip Dictionary. I...My favorite Treasure Box is the Flip Dictionary. I tend to dig inside when I have a paragraph or section where the subject is voiced more than once. I like to change up its name. That's when they really come in handy. Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-33330374719570975132015-06-24T07:03:31.377-04:002015-06-24T07:03:31.377-04:00DiAnn Thank you for sharing. I love using a Thes...DiAnn Thank you for sharing. I love using a Thesaurus. It truly is a treasure box. I find words that I never knew existed. While writing, I often get stuck on one word; can't get it out of my head. I like the word but the readers don't want to see it over and over again. My Treasure Box helps me find a better onetruthtoshine.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911184699045569514noreply@blogger.com