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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Oxford University PressPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: Avon Books Dimensions: Width: 11.40cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 16.70cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780380607723ISBN 10: 0380607727 Pages: 1120 Publication Date: 01 August 1982 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsContains words and phrases and colorful slang likely to be met in everyday usage in this country ... The 70,000 entries are compressed ... deliberately simple, but often sophisticated. -- The New York Times The straightness of many definitions deserves commendation. -- Harper Magazine The Oxford American has a new pronunciation system, in which words are translated into syllables of unmistakable pronunciation. -- Philadelphia Inquirer The hundreds of footnotes in individual entries illustrating proper usage of difficult words are alone worth the price. -- Chicago Sun-Times """Contains words and phrases and colorful slang likely to be met in everyday usage in this country ... The 70,000 entries are compressed ... deliberately simple, but often sophisticated.""-- ""The New York Times""The straightness of many definitions deserves commendation.""--"" Harper Magazine""The Oxford American has a new pronunciation system, in which words are translated into syllables of unmistakable pronunciation."" -- ""Philadelphia Inquirer""The hundreds of footnotes in individual entries illustrating proper usage of difficult words are alone worth the price."" -- ""Chicago Sun-Times CORRECT WORD USE""The hundreds of footnotes in individual entries illustrating proper usage of difficult words are alone worth the price"". CHICAGO SUN-TIMES" Author InformationEugene Ehrlich wrote and edited numerous reference books on language, including the original Oxford American Dictionary and Amo, Amas, Amat and More. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |