The Penguin rhyming dictionary [electronic resource] / [compiled by] Rosalind Fergusson.
By: Fergusson, Rosalind.
Contributor(s): Fergusson, Rosalind | Credo Reference (Firm).
Series: Penguin reference books: Publisher: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Eng. ; New York, N.Y. : Viking, 1985 2012.)Description: 1 online resource (556 entries) : 1 image, digital files.ISBN: 9781849720038 (online).Subject(s): English language -- Rhyme -- Dictionaries | Anglais (Langue) -- Rimes -- DictionnairesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Abstract: Anyone who writes verse, whether lyric poet, songwriter or composer of limericks or jingles, will find The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary an indispensable reference companion. Clearly arranged and easy to use, it offers an astonishingly wide range of suggestions for rhyming words, from the common and everyday to the more difficult and obscure. Unlike many of its predecessors it is not merely organized according to the spelling of words but is based on phonetic principles. Hence, rhymes such as trite, indict, and Fahrenheit, can be found together in the one group whereas words such as bough, cough and rough are not falsely forced together.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Anyone who writes verse, whether lyric poet, songwriter or composer of limericks or jingles, will find The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary an indispensable reference companion. Clearly arranged and easy to use, it offers an astonishingly wide range of suggestions for rhyming words, from the common and everyday to the more difficult and obscure. Unlike many of its predecessors it is not merely organized according to the spelling of words but is based on phonetic principles. Hence, rhymes such as trite, indict, and Fahrenheit, can be found together in the one group whereas words such as bough, cough and rough are not falsely forced together.
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