Random House Webster's Spell Checker & Abbreviations Dictionary [Mass Market Paperback]

Dictionary (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0345414403 | ISBN-13: 978-0345414403 | Publication Date: June 29, 1997

THE AUTHORITATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND HANDY REFERENCE FOR WRITERS, STUDENTS, AND BUSINESSPEOPLE ALIKE


50,000 entries spelled and divided
Preferred hyphenation breaks
Up-to-date vocabulary featuring business and computer terms
More than 10,000 abbreviations for common words and phrases
Covers all areas of school, business, and science
Includes acronyms, initials, and symbols


The Random House imprint has long stood for excellence in the reference field. Random House reference books--prepared by its permanent lexicographic staff with the assistance of many hundreds of scholars, educators, and specialists--have been widely acclaimed for their outstanding quality and usefulness.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

THE AUTHORITATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND HANDY REFERENCE FOR WRITERS, STUDENTS, AND BUSINESSPEOPLE ALIKE

50,000 entries spelled and divided
Preferred hyphenation breaks
Up-to-date vocabulary featuring business and computer terms
More than 10,000 abbreviations for common words and phrases
Covers all areas of school, business, and science
Includes acronyms, initials, and symbols

The Random House imprint has long stood for excellence in the reference field. Random House reference books--prepared by its permanent lexicographic staff with the assistance of many hundreds of scholars, educators, and specialists--have been widely acclaimed for their outstanding quality and usefulness.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345414403
• ISBN-13: 978-0345414403
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,727,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy yet comprehensive., June 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Random House Webster's Spell Checker & Abbreviations Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

This dictionary is useful even in today's age of computer spell checkers. This paperback edition is portable and convenient to store and use. Not only does it contain the root word, but also the most used derivatives of that word. Also included is a section on accepted abbreviations. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book of words, November 12, 2001

By 

"jackiesdog" (Sonora, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random House Webster's Spell Checker & Abbreviations Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

This handy reference book contains a lot of info for its size. Not just a list of words, it includes other sections such as "sound-spelling correspondences" and "words commonly misspelled" (spelling one of the most "misspelled" words correctly!). It throws in brief definitions when necessary, as in the distinction between "hare" and "hair." And if you want to know how George Bernard Shaw came up with spelling "fish" as "ghoti" it tells you that too. Grabbing this books is way easier than hauling out my beloved but heavy American Heritage when all I want to do is check the spelling of a word.

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, good price, August 25, 2011

By 

letter writer (Hanover, NH, USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Random House Webster's Spell Checker & Abbreviations Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

I use this every time I need to check on a word before I write it down especially in writing handwritten letters to my friend in the military and my mother in law. I came into this country just 3 years ago and have had to check my spelling before sending out any written notes. Spell check on the computer helps but I do need one when I have to do write hand written ones. Thank goodness this was available in the market at a great price too. If there were more items like these in the market and used often by the young and old, it would make a better place for all of us especially for literary inclined people and newly assimilated immigrants.