The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus (Oxford)

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Summary: Bought one for all of my co workers
Review: Bought about 10 of them for my co workers, last Xmas. Got tired of my copy always on "reference" somewhere in the hall, and me having to hunt it down.
Excellent business tool, always seems to give the perfect reference when you are crafting that all important email to the world.
Noticed after the first couple of weeks that they all had creases in them and were at ready reach to everyone's computer.

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Summary: Priceless!
Review: I am an extremely meticulous reader. I like to understand every single new word I see. Most readers are pretty lazy. They just assume the meanings of unrecognizable words in their context, and that's okay too, but I sometimes find this book to be indispensable when it comes to uh ... "nit-pickery." Hmm, I don't even think that's a real word. Looks like I need to pull out the old dictionary again. Heh, heh! Anyway, this book has other uses besides understanding what you read. It's a thesaurus as well as a dictionary, and if you ever want to just strut around being a verbose and pretentious jackass, this book is a great treasure trove of strange, obscure, and exotic synonyms for the most common and overly-used words. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. I've gotten many a brainy girl in the sack thanks to this book (a lie). It also makes a nice paper-weight or doorstop, and when you've finally worn out your first copy, you can always buy a new one and use the old one for toilet paper. Ah, the simple things! See how much class I have since I got my copy of the OADDAT? Pat me on the back, damn you!

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Summary: Great compact reference
Review: I use this dictionary daily and it is very valuable. Occasionally, I've run across words that aren't in it, but that's to be expected from a paperback.

Most combination references list the thesaurus entries separately at the bottom of the page. This book integrates the listings together, all the material on a word is found in one place.

This is the best compact reference I've ever used. It has greatly enhanced both my reading and writing.

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Summary: The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus(7-2001)
Review: This is a very good and thorough dictionary with quick reference in thesaurus. The paper quality is better than most of paperback dictionary. I ever bought American Heritage Dictionary-paperback and Webster-paperback in last few years and this Oxford dictionary is the best paper dictionary I ever got and the price is worth.

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Summary: The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus(7-2001)
Review: This is a very good and thorough dictionary with quick reference in thesaurus. The paper quality is better than most of paperback dictionary. I ever bought American Heritage Dictionary-paperback and Webster-paperback in last few years and this Oxford dictionary is the best paper dictionary I ever got and the price is worth.