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Summary: Please! Let me put the last reviewer in his place.
Review: Well...despite the last person's review who claims to have read the book from cover-to-cover in three days, only on his coffee breaks, while balancing a tricycle on his head and rubbing his tummy at the same time, I found the OED a fine REFERENCE to any kind of writing. If you count how many pages the OED contains--approx. 50,000--compared with your average Webster dictionary, then look up a single word and read the extensive amount of information that is provided, that should be enough logic to buy it for any serious writer or English major or linguist, etc. Trust me, they will treasure it second to the Bible. Happy holidays.
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Summary: The only English language dictionary you'll ever need
Review: What a fantastic dictionary! Not only complete with definitions of every word you could possibly need, it doubles as a medical dictionary and a scientific dictionary. And for people who find these things exciting, you'll also find a quote containing the earliest written usage of each word. This makes looking up words not only useful, but fun. The only complaint I have is that even with the magnifying glass, the print is not easy to read. <sigh!> If only I could afford the 20 volume set.
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Summary: A treasure!
Review: Worth it's weight in gold. Those that have held this fantastic book know that is quite the compliment! Not just informative, but FUN! Hours spent on the floor viewing etymologies through the looking glass! You will not want to put this book away, so I recommend that with this, you purchase a table top book stand or small lectern. Such a book was meant to be constantly referenced and enjoyed! The best Christmas gift I've ever received. One I'll cherish for a lifetime.
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Summary: The dictionary of dictionaries!
Review: Wow, what a dictionary! As far as dictionaries goes, this is the dictionariest. This is the paragon of dictionaries, it's super dictionariarific. I paid almost 300 clams for this dictionary and I don't regret it. I paid 300 dollars for a root canal once and when I was done I said, "is that all I get for three hundred bucks".I have never said that about this dictionary. If I want to know what Boswell or Chaucer meant when they were using a certain word, all I had to do is look in this dictionary! The only problem with this book is that the words are super small. The publishers, however, have been most charitable in adding a swell magnifing glass so you can actually read it. I love my OED and if there were such a thing as the 'Dictionary Police' who went around confiscating peoples dictionaries...they would have to pry this one from my cold dead fingers. This dictionary makes me want to write a special haiku in its honor. Oodles and oodles words poppin' up everywhere hoodwink is a verb
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