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Summary: Keeps up with the times
Review: I love my new dictionary, not only does it come with a cd-rom, but its definitions are accurate for the world we live in.
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Summary: Great American dictionary but no need to upgrade
Review: Merriam-Webster is the gold standard for American dictionaries with one of the best team of lexicographers in the world. This eleventh edition has 10,000 new words but you do not need it if you have the tenth edition. Most of the slang words (bling-bling, etc.) are already passe' in the circles that they are used in. The new words from the technical fields will not be of much use to you (you probably already have a specialist's dictionary if you need to know what they mean). I have the tenth and it will suit me fine until another ten years go by and the 12th edition comes out.
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Summary: Features 10,000 new words from all fields of knowledge
Review: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: 11th Edition is a new and expanded dictionary of the English language. This eleventh edition features 10,000 new words from all fields of knowledge; comprises 165,000 entries; and presents a total of 225,000 definitions, including more than 40,000 usage examples, 7,500 phrases and idioms clarified, and more. An accompanying CD-ROM can be installed in Windows or a Macintosh for easy searchable access, and a free one-year subscription to premium web site Dictionary services is included. An absolutely first-rate, easy-to-use and high-quality basic resource, the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is a "must" for personal, professional, school, and library dictionary reference collections.
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Summary: Best single-volume dictionary going
Review: Nota Bene: it's "Merriam-Webster" and NOT just "Webster's". The latter is a very inferior knock-off.I also own the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, thinking that if I went high-brow it would make me a better person. The OED is actually a pretty good dictionary (unlike the awful Webster's), but it comes in two, large volumes which makes it impractical as an easy reference when reading on the couch; plus, I haven't run across any definition that I needed that was done better for the purpose of quick understanding than Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary does it. (I spent some time looking in both, believe it or not). In addition, the computer software that comes with the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is really good; very helpful when using Word ... highlight a word and right-click to bring up the definition.
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Summary: Find the Words You Need
Review: The eleventh edition of the Collegiate Dictionary merges print, CD-ROM and internet formats into a single package. The new format provides definitions to more than 10,000 new words and sense from many fields of knowledge. There are 165,000 entries and 225,000 definitions in an accessible and flexible desktop package. There are more than 40,000 usage examples, coverage of 7,500 phrases and idioms and more than 700 illustrations. It offers word guidance by providing synonym paragraphs that differentiate between shades of meaning. Best of all, the eleventh edition comes with a free one-year subscription to Merriam-Webster's premium web site. Everyone who works with words needs a great dictionary. This package is hard to beat.
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Summary: With words like "mcjob" and "wack" how can you go wrong?
Review: The new Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is an excellent dictionary indeed. Not only can you look up just about any slang word you hear on the street, you can learn new one's that you've never heard before! This package is a great value too. It comes with dictionary software for your computer so you can look up things by just typing a word and pressing enter. You also get a one year subscription to their website where you can hear audio pronunciations of the words. If you're going to buy a new dictionary, it might as well be one that's up to date like this one. Otherwise, go to the used book store!
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Summary: I don't understand
Review: This book has got me stumped. Being a huge Webster fan I couldn't be more disappointed. Not a single picture of my little man. The book doesn't even talk about him. No pictures - nothing. Not even a mention Alex Karras (George). "Merriam Webster"?? What's that? Is it like some caveman speak for "Webster's happy"? And what does he have to be happy about? - he's surely gets minimal exposure from this publication.
Apart from my initial disappointment this book doesn't even make sense. I couldn't follow the plot and trying to read all the many sub-chapters aloud is a futile exercise in alliteration.
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Summary: great dictionary
Review: This dictionary holds its ground against the Shorter Oxford Dictionary of English.
Great reference for college students.
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Summary: Great Variety All In One
Review: This dictionary is great, because it offers
print, CD rom, and internet version. A
variety of options all in one. This allows
for more choices and convenience. An overall
great dictionary to have on hand. Diana: Author of: "You Hold The Key To Riches
And Happiness"; "Inspirational Wisdom For Love,
Beauty, And Richness"; (and) "Sure Fire Ways
To Make More Money And Get A Better Job".
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Summary: Great book; bad CD
Review: This dictionary is indispensable to anyone in the book publishing industry, but I mourn the loss of the prior CD's format and functionality. I must use this reference daily as a copy editor, and because the speed of a CD search is crucial, I'm stuck with the new version. The format/layout is way too cumbersome, and offers no viewing options other than color and text size. I was able to shrink the Web10 program into a 3x4 inch box that resided permanently on my computer screen alongside a Google window and a style sheet document window. The new program takes up half my desktop at its smallest usable size. The entries were much clearer in the old version, as well. Syllables used to be notated with dots, which could not be mistaken for hyphens. They are now indicated by what looks like hyphens, whereas hyphens look like en dashes. When the #1 reason you're looking words up is to verify things like hyphenated spellings, this is a big deal. I would have liked some sort of F5=clear key, too, since the extra steps needed to enter a new word are redundant and irritating. It used to be that as soon as I hit enter, the entry was already highlighted and ready for the next entry, no extra steps or keystrokes needed. And depending on how I proceeded through the first entry, only sometimes am I able to scroll down a word list; often the list just stops or duplicates the main entry. If I want to look for variations I have to hit clear or backspace out of the word, then start over again. Also gone is the tables list. I think the tables are still there, but you have to know that and look up a word that would then offer you the table. I learned a lot from those tables in the Web10 edition simply because curiosity led me to view them from the menu. That this is the consummate dictionary is undisputed, and for students or anyone else who's using it as an occasional lookup tool it's unbeatable. If you're using it every day, all day, however, its functionality will fight you. I was looking forward to that day that when I could officially transform rest room into restroom, baby-sitter into babysitter, and E-mail into e-mail. Now that it's arrived, I wish I could just find a list of the changes so that I could check that list exclusively, then use my Web10 CD for the rest until Web12 comes up with a design that works for the folks who use it the most.
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