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The new edition... has proved an authoritative, reliable, constantly surprising friend. (Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year )
It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood. (John Whale, TLS )
It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood. (John Whale, TLS )
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'It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood.'
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152 of 159 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Next best thing to the 20 Volume Edition,
By Leo "Leo" (Malvern, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary - Deluxe Edition (incl. CD) (Hardcover)
If you cannot afford the £750 for the 20 Volume edition of The Oxford English Dictionary, or if you do not have the shelf space to put them upon, then this is the edition to get. The two great volumes contain nearly four thousand pages, more than half a million definitions, and eighty-five thousand quotations illustrating the meanings and context of many words. What more could you ask for?Whenever I come across a new word or one I am not sure of the definition, I turn to my copy of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and find a lot more information than I expected. It is the kind of book that you think you only put on a shelf and refer to it "once in a blue moon", but when you discover all sorts of interesting words and etymologies of common words you want to look further. It is my number one reference book.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Does the job,
By Louis Vallance "fs geek" (Sheffield, SY UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary - Sixth Edition (Hardcover)
This is without a doubt the most useful dictionary I have ever bought. It's not oversized as it comes in two standard dictionary-sized volumes and fits neatly on the shelf. I am happy that it contains extended definitions plus contextual passages to back the words up. The sheer number of words contained in the dictionary makes it one of the most comprehensive dictionaries available.I have noticed that many people have given this product negative reviews due to the CD contained, however I find the CD to be an irrelevance to the dictionary as a whole and give it five stars in spite of the discontent expressed by some of the customers. For anyone who is familiar with the dictionary game, this is perfect as it contains a vast plethora of words which I never knew existed!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dictionary delight!,
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This review is from: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary - Sixth Edition (Hardcover)
I was an English teacher for over thirty years and had never owned a decent dictionary. I watched Countdown for years and wished I had a decent dictionary - now I have got one, or two depending how you interpret the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Well worth the wait and we intend to leave it to our grand-daughter when we go so she won't have such a wait for a really decent dictionary!
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