The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary - Hardcover

Young, Sue

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9780688103606: The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 068810360X ISBN 13: 9780688103606
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1991

Synopsis

Lists thousands of English words and phrases that share common sounds

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Having used various rhyming dictionaries in the past and found them "difficult to work with, unimaginative, and terribly outdated," Young conceived and compiled her own over a 20-year period. Notable among the 65,000 entries are slang, colloquialisms, phrases, and near-rhymes (pretty/giddy, lemon/women) such as those used by rappers. A student of linguistics, Young employs a simple system of letters to signify sounds, and she groups rhymes by number of syllables. The rhymes reflect variations in American speech. Unlike some rhyming dictionaries, this one omits frequently added matter such as principles of prosody or advice on versification. Users of rhyming dictionaries prefer one over the others due to familiarity, format, or vocabulary; likely many wordsmiths, lyricists, and poets will come to favor this new and entertaining version.
- William A. Donovan, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
William Morrow & Co
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
068810360X
ISBN 13 
9780688103606
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
622
Rating
  • 4.34 out of 5 stars
    65 ratings by Goodreads

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