The Oxford Dictionary and English Usage Guide

by Waite, Maurice; Weiner, Edmund; Delahunty, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780198613251
• ISBN10: 0198613253
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

A unique combination of dictionary and usage guide, this new book offers a complete one-stop reference on the English language. Both parts of the Guide are completely up to date and have been compiled using the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries Department, including a massive computer database of English which allows accurate and up-to-date tracking of current trends in usage and spelling. This comprehensive dictionary includes: * Over 51,000 dictionary entries * 56,000 clear definitions * Pronunciations for thousands of awkward words * Quick reference usage notes at relevant entries * A detailed 150-page guide to the rules of grammar, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation, meaning, and idioms

Author Biography

About the Editors:
Maurice Waite is the editor of The Oxford Spelling Dictionary and the seventh edition of the Little Oxford Dictionary. Edmund Weiner is Deputy Editor of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. Andrew Delahunty is, with Edmund Weiner, editor of The Little Oxford Guide to English Usage.