Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Thumb Index

Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Thumb Index
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Concise yes, but not too concise
Review date: 2007-08-15 Rating: 10 out of 10

Excellent trustworthy desk companion which will almost certainly provide for all of your wordy needs. I find the full version only to be useful just for those curiously interesting words that may crop up once in a lifetime.

This is the best of the concise dictionaries, in my opinion, narrowly beating its closest rival, the Collins version (probably on a photo-finish). This contains useful grey alphabet tabs on the foredge.


Excellent writing tool
Review date: 2006-01-10 Rating: 10 out of 10

The Concise Oxford is a single-volume work, small enough to keep close to your desk and light enough to lift down with one hand. Yet it contains clear descriptions of all the words most of us will ever need, from the exotic (catamountain) to the obscure (zillah). For each word, a pronunciation guide, one or more meanings, and an origin (eg from Latin, Greek or French roots) is provided. There are also usage guides to tricky grammar points ("both the boys" or "both of the boys"?). The Concise Oxford comes with all the authority of its big brother, the mighty 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. Yet it is easy to use and never comes across as dry or academic.

Conclusion: a beautiful book to use and to own. Good value, too.

Perfect (adj) 1 having all the required elements...
Review date: 2005-09-14 Rating: 10 out of 10

I'll try to keep it brief but this dictionary is certainly a must-have:

1) It's small enough to keep handy but not lacking in detail

2) It is extremely accessible. From the helpful introduction down to the 'Guide to good English', this dictionary provides interesting and fascinating insight into many aspects of our language

3) As to be expected, definitions are clear and precise. Which leads me onto...

4) The word origin section - wow! Absolutely fascinating... you'll start to see links in language like you haven't before! I can't possibly do it justice!

5) Although other dictionaries hold similar characteristics, I've found the Concise Oxford English Dictionary to be the best and most consistent

6) It is affordable and more importantly, well worth the money!

Amazing!
Review date: 2005-09-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

It's the best book I've read in years.

If only the kids around would study one and stop with this outbreak of slang and "text talk". The world would be a much happier place.

Best book ever released.

Product Details/Specifications


Authors:
Oxford Dictionaries

Recording label: OUP Oxford
Manufacturer: OUP Oxford
EAN: 9780199296354
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0199296359
Number of pages: 1708
Publication date: 2006-06-22
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Published)

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