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Grex Scruples Item 62: The word on the tip of the tongue
Entered by carson on Mon Aug 22 03:41:01 UTC 1994:

(you want to use a word, but you can't think of it. The only words you
can come up with are pale substitutes.)

(do you try to find a thesaurus to help you?)

14 responses total.

#1 of 14 by omni1 on Mon Aug 22 05:02:08 1994:

 Why not?

  Unless it's a pain to find, using a thesaurus never has negative
ramifications.

#2 of 14 by vishnu on Mon Aug 22 07:11:07 1994:

Yeah.  what omni said.

#3 of 14 by arwen on Mon Aug 22 22:56:17 1994:

I like to describe the word I am trying to think of (assuming verbal
conversation) and get the listner to help me remember the word. Thsis is
especially effective with annoying people. They get tired and go away faster.

#4 of 14 by aruba on Tue Aug 23 00:04:42 1994:

(I think Carson's store of sticky situations is running a little low :))

#5 of 14 by brenda on Tue Aug 23 01:04:35 1994:

I use a thesaurus all the time.  I also use a dictionary to find nicknames
for IRC.  does taht count?

#6 of 14 by popcorn on Tue Aug 23 12:57:30 1994:

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#7 of 14 by asp on Tue Aug 23 22:29:54 1994:

no, I usually can't find one.  if it's a paper, I usually start asking anyone
(friendly) who's around, otherwise, I do without but tell the other person
about the really cool word I _could_ have used...

#8 of 14 by dang on Fri Aug 26 02:05:08 1994:

yes.  Wordstar has one built in, so it's easy.

#9 of 14 by gracel on Sat Aug 27 20:13:10 1994:

Actually I've rarely found a thesaurus-book *useful* -- very
*interesting*, sometimes, but the word or phrase I'm looking for
isn't there.  I prefer to consult a dictionary, either the printed
form or the minds of my family around me (it worked better before
I married, but Dave is sometimes similar-minded enough to help).

#10 of 14 by abchan on Wed May 17 03:33:40 1995:

Considering I have a thesaurus sitting next to my computer, yes, I 
would look it up, unless I was talking with my boyfriend in which case,
he can usually figure out what I'm trying to say and will come up with
the word for me... :)

#11 of 14 by phreakus on Sat May 20 19:28:03 1995:

What moral quandry is involved? What is wrong with the use of a reference
material designed for such a purpose. Give me something deeper.
/

#12 of 14 by tracie on Mon May 22 04:15:09 1995:

yep...it's happened to me before.  Sometimes it's easier to get a friend's 
help though if a thesaurus isn't available.

#13 of 14 by ewhisam on Thu Dec 28 00:49:38 1995:

Yes

#14 of 14 by woody on Sat Feb 1 08:50:13 1997:

I would use a thesaurus.

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