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The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors |
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Sure, you could consult a dictionary to find out that pepo is the flesh of a fruit such as melon or squash. A decent biographical reference could probably tell you the nationality (English), occupation (novelist), and life span (1864-1950) of Robert Smythe Hichens. Wondering about Hepplewhite? Consult a volume on the history of furniture. All you'd need to figure out that Dahomey is the area now known as Benin is a historical atlas, and a cooking reference would possibly define Périgord, a form of cooking based on truffles. The same information can also be found in this revised edition of The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, which has the added benefit of taking up only one linear inch of shelf space. It's British, mind you, but editor R. M. Ritter does the courtesy of including American English spellings as well (we say "persnickety," they say "pernickety"). This is the kind of book that sets a copy editor--or anyone else per(s)nickety about word use--aquiver. In addition to its usefulness as a style book, the Oxford Dictionary defines a large number of sometimes obscure publishing terms--shoulder head, perispomenon, catchword, and sprinkled edges among them. --Jane Steinberg
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