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The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well.
Review:
"The Oxford American has a new pronunciation system, in which words are translated into syllables of unmistakable pronunciation." Philadelphia Inquirer
Review:
"The hundreds of footnotes in individual entries illustrating proper usage of difficult words are alone worth the price." Chicago Sun-Times
Synopsis:
The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well.
Eugene Ehrlich, formerly a member of the department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, is the author of numerous reference books on language, including Amo, Amos, Amat, and More and The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinary Literate. He is also the coeditor of the Oxford American Dictionary.
"Review"
by Philadelphia Inquirer,
"The Oxford American has a new pronunciation system, in which words are translated into syllables of unmistakable pronunciation."
"Review"
by Chicago Sun-Times,
"The hundreds of footnotes in individual entries illustrating proper usage of difficult words are alone worth the price."
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well.
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