RE: Deciding on a Dictionary of Modern English Usage

[Yves JEAUROND <jingting -at- rogers -dot- com>]

Even the Wikipedia wa slammed by its creator
  recently for the Wik's lack of editorial competence.
  Dictionaries have their faults, yet they act as great
lifesavers when one is cast adrift in a sea of verbiage,
guesswork and opinion. 
  Imagine that: talented editors, who know what they are doing. :-)
   
  I'd get as many legit dictionaries as I could; but start with the OED,
  even for American usage. If only as a foil; and so that mt TW is also
 clear for India, Canada, Australia, the UK... You know, the other
 English speakers :-).
   
  Regards,
   
  YJ  

Lauren <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu> a écrit :
  How about this dictionary? http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Lauren


> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Stuart Burnfield
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> Subject: Re: Deciding on a Dictionary of Modern English Usage
> 
> 
> > I don't think we have ONE agreed upon version here, at least
> > I don't remember seeing one mentioned in the recent memos from
> > the Secret Technical Writing Cabal.
> 
> Laura! The first rule of the Secret Technical Writing Cabal is -
> you *do not* talk about the Secret Technical Writing Cabal!
> 
> Anyway...
> 
> If I were an American with a general interest in usage, I 
> would probably 
> want to pick out the 'best' dictionary, that is, the one that best 
> matched my ideas of what the language is or should be.

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