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This revised edition has been completely redesigned and now contains even more practical help with correspondence. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. It also provides help with English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, to help students get it right every time. Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 775278.

The Compact is not an abridgement, but a direct photoreduction of the entire 20-volume set, with nine pages of the original on every nine-by-twelve page of the Compact (a magnifying glass comes with it). From the reviews of the Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary: "The gigantic total picture of the English language. As well as the printed book, there is an Online Resource Centre, accessed via weblinks given in the book, which gives additional information and study skills support.

But it's still fun to look at the old editions, such as this one, to see the history of the English language up until that time. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. It is especially recommended for keeping in the kitchen, for those times when you have to wait for the water to boil, and turn to a page, then look, using the reading glass from the little drawer above the two volumes, and see.Usage notes on tricky parts of English help you distinguish between commonly confused words, such as complementary and complimentary, or forbear and forebear, as well as giving advice on grammar. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

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I could get lost in the pages of a dictionary, skipping from one definition to another to see how long a chain I can make of words I didn't know. The third edition (revised), published in 2008, has 1,264 pages, somewhat smaller than the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and is distinct from the "Compact" (single- and two-volume photo-reduced) editions of the multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary. New Paperbacks NEW PAPERBACKS [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="total_products"/] A selection of recent paperbacks. Perennials PERENNIALS constant friends A selection of novels, memoirs and more by some of our favourite authors. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, 2-Volume Set (With Supplement and Bibliography Included in Vol.