RE: The Best Dictionaries [should be singular]

2003-01-26 Thread bran . everseeking
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 01/26/03 at 07:28 AM, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: | However any |suggestion that the OED is not the superlative dictionary will be |met with dismissive derision. :-) it is the best english language dictionary but it is not USAian which leaves me wondering why

RE: The Best Dictionaries [should be singular]

2003-01-25 Thread Simon King
The OED (Second edition) is indeed available on CD and can be loaded to your Hard Drive. If you're going to use a dictionary, why not use _the_ authoritative source. I'm a bit of a lexicophile, but can't really afford to get the full 20 volume printed set. I copied the CD version to my HDD, and