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This latest talking dictionary and thesaurus with raised-dot keys was designed for the 85% of the visually impaired who can't read Braille. Franklin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pocketful of Miracles | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

...COURSE, love does come with its own set of problems. I remember another and had to consult a thesaurus. Another time, we both had to carry bags and couldn't hold hands. And then there was the fight over who loved whom more...

Author: By Tara A. Nayak, | Title: ...And How Sweet It Is | 2/14/1991 | See Source »

WHAT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR SEXIST? As a vigilant guardian of feminist orthodoxy, the Coalition of Labor Union Women has released its eagerly awaited Hits and Ms.s awards for 1990. Among the top transgressors: Apple Computer. One of the firm's software programs has a thesaurus that offers only a few synonyms for woman, including "female partner in marriage, wife, lady and Mrs." But when it comes to the entry for man, the list runs on and on: "member of the human race, human being, body, creature, individual, life, mortal, party, person, soul, mankind, flesh, humanity, humankind . . ." What? No "higher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grapevine: May 28, 1990 | 5/28/1990 | See Source »

...this: type in a request to find any place in the Bible where the words valley, shadow and death occur in the same verse. The machine will obligingly display Psalm 23: 4. Can't recall the exact words? A built-in thesaurus lets the user search through synonyms. The machine also provides - pronunciations for proper names (Enoch is EE-nuck). A handicap for some will be difficulty in reading the enhanced liquid-crystal display, whose resolution is still inferior to that of larger, more expensive personal computers that can process Bible-reference software...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: High-Tech Bible | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

...such a plan. By contrast, many U.S. farmers, who also rely on Government income supports, favor eliminating farm subsidies -- if foreign farmers follow suit. Reason: they believe U.S. agricultural productivity would give them an edge if competition were fair. Searching for a compromise, Yeutter at one point consulted a thesaurus for a synonym of the word eliminate. Replied E.C. Vice President Frans Andriessen: "I'm interested in substance, not words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bitter Standoff in Montreal: Hopes for a GATT Agreement Fade | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

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