Reference Question

[gothwalk]

We have no dictionary in the house. Sure, we have many, many translating and specialist dictionaries, but no plain English dictionary. An offer has come up through work for the Penguin English Reference Collection, which contains: Dictionary Of English Grammar, Guide To Punctuation, Dictionary, Guide To Plain English, Dictionary Of English Idioms, Thesaurus, Dictionary Of Abbreviations and Crossword Dictionary, all for the princely sum of €16. Worthwhile? Or should I just go and buy the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and have done with it?

Comments

[dorianegray.livejournal.com]

I have that set. I really only use the thesaurus, as I have a bunch of other grammar books and the New Shorter OED.

But the thesaurus is fairly good, and 16 yoyos isn't that much, and the set will tide you over until you can get a bigger dictionary. So I'd say go for it.