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|1-The Oxford Paperback Dictionary


                            By JOKre of WILDFIRE
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 For all those interested, this is what it says on the back of the 
Oxford paperback dictionary:

THE OXFORD PAPERBACK DICTIONARY

Now fully revised for its fourth edition, this is the most up-to-date 
and easy-to-use dictionary available in paperback. As well as clear 
definitions of everyday vocabulary, there are encyclopedic entries for 
famous people, places and institutions.

Spelling
Over 60,000 entries - 5,000 new to this edition.

Meaning
74,000 definitions - helpful examples to show words in use

Pronunciation
Difficult prounciations shown in a simple system of respelling

Correct English
Hundreds of usage notes with guideance on correct English

New Words
Lively and up-to-date vocabulary, for example bail bandit, cottaging, 
love handle (! - JOKre), negative equity and subsidiarity

People and Places
Concise, informative entries, from Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, and 
Madonna to new countries such as the Czech and Slovak Republics

`Every home, office, secretary, and boss should have one'. Good Book 
Guide

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OK. Now my English isn't great but is it correct to have a comma before 
`and'? And shouldn't there be a full-stop at the end of each paragraph? 
Probably not but anyways, this is the only dictionary I own (I got it 
with a thesaurus for £4.99 at WHSmith). As you can tell from my 
articles, I don't use it much.

                             JOKre

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