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Summary: The best
Review: If you are an English learner this dictionary is the best you can buy. If you are looking to start using an English to English dictionary go here first. This is the best laid out dictionary there is, there are no comparisons to this one. Some features are examples, noun counting, usefulness, easy definitions, etc. I have recommended this dictionary to all of my students and they love it and they use it daily!
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Summary: Great Transformation
Review: If you are an English learner this dictionary is the best you can buy. If you are looking to start using an English to English dictionary go here first. This is the best laid out dictionary there is, there are no comparisons to this one. Some features are examples, noun counting, usefulness, easy definitions, etc. I have recommended this dictionary to all of my students and they love it and they use it daily!
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Summary: The only dictionary worth having
Review: Since medieval times, dictionaries were crammed with cryptic abbreviations, special symbols, and the driest and most compact definitions possible. This dictionary is the first one to use the innovative "natural" approach to presenting the English language. Its definitions are not only easier to read and understand; more importantly, they are more precise because they portray the word in its actual contexts, with all of its slightest connotations and shades of meaning made obvious. Other dictionaries can only be used to look up a non-familiar word and, more or less, get to its meaning; this one if the only English dictionary that really allows you to master a new word in all of its aspects so you can use it as if you knew it from your childhood.
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Summary: Dictionary with wry sense of humour lacks rare words
Review: Straight up - i love this dictionary for the following reasons:
1. it defines words in context, not rigidly. ie, the definition of the word 'fertile' is not laid out as "when something is x" but as "something is fertile when x". the definitions actually read nicely.
2. the example sentences have obviously been selected or scripted with a sense of humour! i really, really enjoy reading them. they sometimes go out of the way to make the example sentences interesting. for example, in the entry for "feminine"
- I've always been attracted to very feminine women who are not overpowering, the delicate English-rose type.
HAHAAA!
Ok. what i don't like so much about this dictionary is the small number of words that are new to me. this is not to say that i know lots of words - i'm disappointed that this dictionary lacks in rare words, or words more specific to special fields (law, biology, etc). especially since it is an Advanced Learner's dictionary, i expect it to have rare and difficult words, you know... more erm... i'd just like to to be more verbose. (HAHA)
i complain about this because the dictionary is such a wonderful read that it actually encourages people to read it as a book, for entertainment and education. i wish it would have more rare words for me to learn. since it is already such an excellent learning tool.
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Summary: user friendly dictionary
Review: The best dictionary I have ever had. Examples on word usage is the best feature it has.Please include Australian usage as well. Also, hard cover is difficult to get, as I use it frequently I would prefer a hard cover. Do you have a thesaurus in this style?
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Summary: Very useful, but some entries need a revision
Review: This dictionary is worth buying for at least three reasons. First, it contains simply-to-understand explanations of both words and expressions currently used in English speaking countries. Furthermore, it usually distinguish between a formal and an informal use of its entries, as well as among American, Australian, and British English. Finally, it provides English learners with some very clear examples of how to use every word and expression properly. Yet the Collins Cobuild has some blemish, too. For instance, I think the Editorial Team was in a hurry, when they decided the definition of "summary": "(Count noun.) You use 'in summary' to indicate that what you are about to say is a summary of what has just been said." The pointlessness of this definition is worsened by the references to "summary" contained elsewhere -- e.g., "to recapitulate": "(Verb.) ...You can say that you are going to 'recapitulate' the main points of an explanation ...when you want to draw attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the most important points as a summary." For this reason, in my opinion the Collins Cobuild Dictionary cannot be awarded five stars.
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Summary: learn English through example sentences
Review: This is the best dictionary I've seen! My dream dictionary. I've always dreamed of creating/having a dictionary like this. Would highly recommend it to anyone! This dictionary is VERY hard to find, however, you can order it online at Popular Bookstore located in Singapore. They deliver internationally. You could search for their site at Yahoo Singapore.
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Summary: BEST DICTIONARY
Review: This is the best dictionary I've seen! My dream dictionary. I've always dreamed of creating/having a dictionary like this. Would highly recommend it to anyone! This dictionary is VERY hard to find, however, you can order it online at Popular Bookstore located in Singapore. They deliver internationally. You could search for their site at Yahoo Singapore.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is without doubt the best English dictionary on the market. In fact, this book is the only reference you may need to enhance and improve your vocabulary. I would like to stress though that the book is intended primarily for advanced students of english language. I own a great number of dictionaries but none of them is nearly as good as this one. The greatest strength of this dictionary is the improved structure that facilitates retrieval of the target word. Moreover, the dictionary provides valuable examples as to how to use the words in various contexts. This feature will help you choose the correct word in any given context. I strongly recommend this book to all learners of english language, but especially to the advanced students!
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