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Here's something to keep in mind when purchasing a dictionary: weight.
My American Heritage Third Edition dictionary is the ultimate word source in my household, and a must-have. However, weighing in at 7.5 pounds, the book sits on the bookcase daring anyone to try picking it up. A stand would be nice. You have to really WANT the information. Here is when you need a lightweight paperback. In my opinion, the American Heritage dictionary can't be beat. It's the pictures, lots of them, complete with captions that make it superior to any other.
Buy them both and you can't go wrong.
George
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> Subject: American Heritage Dictionary and grammar reference book
> From: "Andreas Ternes" <aternes -at- mediasec -dot- de>
> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:22:16 +0100
> X-Message-Number: 4
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> Hi all,
>
> I am interested in buying the "The American Heritage Dictionary of the
> English Language". But there seem to be different versions of this book
> available. I found at least 4 versions at amazon.de:
> 1. from HMCO, which seems to be the original (hardcover) version.
> 2. the same as 1., but with a CD
> 3. a paperback version, published by Dell
> 4. and a paperback version published by Delta
>
> Especially the Dell version is very cheap, so it would be a good deal.
> Is this version identical to the (original) hardcover version? I don't want
> to buy an out-of-date dictionary.
>
> And can you recomment a good and useful grammar reference book?
>
> TIA and greetings from Germany
>
> Andreas
>
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