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Random House Webster's prides itself on producing the dictionary to consult for new words--although the idea of having terms like scrunchy (a fabric-covered elastic hair band), sequelize (to make a sequel to), and stork parking (parking spaces reserved for pregnant women and new mothers) in a dictionary may make you brux (clench and grind the teeth). Logophiles will enjoy the lists of new words by decade, from A-bomb to zonk (1940s) and active-matrix to yada-yada-yada (1990s).
This is no mere browser's book, however, but a very useful tool. Hundreds of line drawings supplement the clear, concise definitions, and the clean layout makes this dictionary very easy to use. A 40-page reference supplement includes a concise writer's guide, lists of commonly confused words, world maps, and "Sounds to Spellings," a table of spellings that can correspond to each English sound--handy if you know how to pronounce, but not spell, a word. Excellent essays on modern usage and "Avoiding Insensitive and Offensive Language" make this the perfect dictionary to take into the 21st century. --C.B. Delaney
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