This popular everyday dictionary covers both the established spoken and written vocabulary of world-wide English, as well as the living language of today.
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This internationally renowned reference publisher continues its celebrated tradition of excellence into the present day with such informative and authoritative works as the Chambers Crossword Dictionary, Chambers Encyclopedia, Chambers Biographical Dictionary and the all-new Chambers Dictionary of Quotations.
Chambers is based in Edinburgh, as it always has been, and employs editors with a wide range of skills on dictionaries and other titles for a variety of users, including students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language. As well as the core business of publishing dictionaries and thesauruses, Chambers also publishes a range of titles on grammar and usage, single-volume reference titles on science, history, biography and quotations, as well as titles for Scrabble® and crosswords.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Chambers is based in Edinburgh, as it always has been, and employs editors with a wide range of skills on dictionaries and other titles for a variety of users, including students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language. As well as the core business of publishing dictionaries and thesauruses, Chambers also publishes a range of titles on grammar and usage, single-volume reference titles on science, history, biography and quotations, as well as titles for Scrabble® and crosswords.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What's with that other reviewer?,
By Alistair Langford-Wilson (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chambers Concise Dictionary (Hardcover)
Don't listen to the other reviewer: Chambers is a superb dictionary. As to the other reviewer: I think it's a bit rich that one person can review the same book twice, especially since both reviews say essentially the same thing (though not quite: apparently, the reviewer was unable to find 'non-sequitur'. In one review, "CJ" seems to imply that perhaps this was because she/he was looking at an older edition; in the other review, "CJ" seems to imply that since the edition was older, he/she would certainly have expected it to be included). However, I have a 1988 edition, and it definitely includes non-sequitur. In any event, since CJ is reviewing a different edition to that advertised (but doesn't do us the courtesy of specifying which edition), the reviews should be ignored. I've used Chambers for years, both professionally (as a journalist and newspapers editor on several continents working with many flavours of 'English') as well as personally at home, and it has never let me down. Clearly, a dictionary is an important aid to spelling; but it is an even more important aid to meanings, and this is where Chambers really excels -- regardless of whether you speak English-English, Australian-English, New Zealand-English, Scottish-English, or any other variety.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good size. Good extras. Good organization.,
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This review is from: Chambers Concise Dictionary (Hardcover)
Very well laid out. Bold type, and a clear font, headlines each entry. Nice hint-boxes to help you with common mistakes eg lay vs lie. Solid binding; it has held up after 2 years, though I preemptively taped up the inside cover due to my own, very characteristic, mishandling.
I'm kind of disappointed that I have no reason to buy another one!
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
If you want the best dictionary go for Collins.,
This review is from: Chambers Concise Dictionary (Hardcover)
Some people regard Chamber's as the definitive dictionary for the English language. I can't imagine why!!! OK, so it has a few more technical words in it than some dictionaries but it misses out some frequently used expressions. In fact, even though it is an old edition I have, the Latin phrase "non sequitur" was nowhere to be found. I remember another time I looked for a word and it wasn't in. Today I looked up "Catherine the Great" for a reason that will not interest the reader. Yes, I know you are going to say "It's a dictionary, not a history book". I'm coming to that...bear with me. I also have a Collins dictionary which tells me everything I want to know, the entries are more detailed than Chambers and the Collins is encyclopedic too. In a word, it is superb. You can find "Catherine the Great" if you really want to alond with enormous amounts of other useful information. If you are going to splash out on a dictionary, then I would recommend Collins and not Chambers.
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