The Chambers Dictionary Paperback – Import, 30 June 2006

Best dictionary so far. With range of english language from Shakespeare to the present day(a complete dictionary in real sense ). Unlike rest concentrating only on present day English. Quirky definitions. Loved them. Not for ESL learner's as it has less examples. A masterpiece.

Was very pleased with this item packaged well good condition and arrived when stated!

As expected. Good condition, fast shipping. Thank you

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great dictionary

Chambers has long been the dictionary of choice for contemporary authors, lovers of word-games, crosswords and the like, and the eleventh edition, published last year (2008) has been well worth waiting for. It is a worthy successor to `Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary' which first saw the light of day in 1901. There will always be partisans who favour one dictionary over another and `The Oxford Dictionary of English' will be an unequalled favourite of many, but I find the two books complement one another - I keep a copy of each to hand and both are well-used. Any dictionary must be selective and Chambers has naturally dropped some words that are past their sell-by date in favour of more useful innovations. Jeremy Paxman's amusing foreword will introduce you to some of each. There are the usual preliminaries and some useful-looking tables at the end which I may be grateful for one day if I remember what and where they are.I suppose some might cavil that in this electronic age, reference books are relics of a bygone age, but Chambers' often quirky wit makes this a delightful book to curl up with and delve into as well as being an invaluable reference work, always provided that you have adequate support for such a hefty tome. Its nearly 5lb (2.3kg) weight is another reason (besides price) for having it delivered to your door via Amazon rather than having to lug it home yourself. However, the Internet community is not overlooked and, with a nod to bogof shopping bargains, purchase of this hard-back dictionary brings with it a bonus six-monthly subscription to both `The Chambers Dictionary' and `The Chambers Thesaurus' on-line.The quality of printing, selection of paper and clarity of fonts don't impose any undue strain on my not-so-young-as-they-were eyes. If I were to make the choice again, which I may well do when the 12th edition appears, I would forego the thumb indexing. I am familiar with the English alphabet and the grouping of indented letters seems to have been chosen rather to equalise the intervals than to facilitate one's arrival at one's destination.It is a possession to enjoy and worth waiting for, because ... you are worth it!