Every
time I lay my hands on a dictionary by Longman, I cannot but rave
about it. The Language Activator is no exception.
While
my last review focussed on collocations (with thesaurus entries),
this work by Longman
is all about expressing a variety of concepts using similar words and
phrases. In short, this is Longman´s thesaurus for English students.
A
learner´s thesaurus is an extremely useful book that contributes to
mastering the English lexicon, helping you to write and sound more
like a native speaker. Students who are not familiar with this type
of work tend to overuse general words such as "nice",
"good", "happy", etc. instead of choosing others
like "charming", "impressive", "thrilled",
and so on, which may be more appropriate in certain contexts.
Longman
Language Activator presents 866 general concepts, divided into more
specific ideas. Detailed explanations are then given for all words
and phrases followed by relevant examples and collocations.
This
dictionary is a treasure.
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