Random House Webster's Pocket Bad Speller's Dictionary: Second Edition (Pocket Reference Guides) [Large Print] [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 0375702121 | ISBN-13: 978-0375702129 | Publication Date: December 29, 1997 | Edition: 2

Q: How do I find a word in the dictionary if I don't know how to spell it?
A:Look it up by its wrong spelling.

Random House Webster's has compiled the first dictionary for bad spellers -- now in a handy pocketsize version.

The vast new collection of actual examples includes misspellings from many sources:
television
newspapers
magazines
advertisements
correspondence
essays
memos

This new, revised and enlarged edition for the 1990's has added thousands of current words from business, computers, entertainment, medicine, psychology, religion, science, and law.

Editorial Reviews

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The Bad Speller's Dictionary - in a handy vinyl size!

It has been thirty years since we wrote the first book that answered the Catch-22 of spelling: How do I find a word in the dictionary if I don't know how to spell it? Our answer was simple: Look it up by its wrong spelling. So we compiled the first dictionary for bad spellers - which so many of us are (some of us even flaunt it as a badge of pride). The nearly two million copies of the Bad Speller's Dictionary that have been sold confirm the persistence of the spelling problem. In fact, our vast new collection of actual examples of misspellings from many sources - television, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, correspondence, essays, memos - suggest that the phenomenon has become much worse. That deterioration has been accelerated by our educational system, too much television, excessive reliance on electronic spell checkers, and the emergence of so many new words.

That's why we have prepared this new, revised, and enlarged edition for the 1990's. We have added thousands of current words from business, computers, entertainment, medicine, psychology, religion, science, and law.

From the Inside Flap

Q: How do I find a word in the dictionary if I don't know how to spell it?
A:Look it up by its wrong spelling.

Random House Webster's has compiled the first dictionary for bad spellers -- now in a handy pocketsize version.

The vast new collection of actual examples includes misspellings from many sources:
television
newspapers
magazines
advertisements
correspondence
essays
memos

This new, revised and enlarged edition for the 1990's has added thousands of current words from business, computers, entertainment, medicine, psychology, religion, science, and law.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference; 2 edition (December 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375702121
• ISBN-13: 978-0375702129
• Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 0.5 x 5.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential little book..., March 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Random House Webster's Pocket Bad Speller's Dictionary: Second Edition (Pocket Reference Guides) (Paperback)

This "pint sized" book is a wonderful aide in helping those of us who are poor spellers. It is difficult to look up the correct spelling of a word, when you don't know how to spell it correctly, or even close to correctly, to begin with. This book is the answer to that problem.

I only wish it contained more words.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Book For A Very Practical and Popular Concept, July 4, 2006

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Kenneth P. Cash (Independence, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Random House Webster's Pocket Bad Speller's Dictionary: Second Edition (Pocket Reference Guides) (Paperback)

I believe that this book, the only one of its kind of which I am aware, answers that age-old question, "How can I find the correct spelling of a word by looking it up in a dictionary if I cannot spell the word to begin with?" This book lists words by their common, phonetic spellings (spelled the ways they sound). I have been tutoring/teaching English at a college for nearly thirty years, and whenever I introduce this book to a student, he or she is very enthusiastic about it! This book can be very helpful.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little book for needy spellers!, February 7, 2010

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Pumer (SC USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Random House Webster's Pocket Bad Speller's Dictionary: Second Edition (Pocket Reference Guides) (Paperback)

Great book for needy spellers! Love the compact size....can be carried in purse or pocket, if needed.