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Spelling Dictionary (Pocket Guides)

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Looking up words in this dictionary is much quicker than in a regular dictionary. Mostly, you will just see the word...without any definition.

It is a great idea because sometimes I write a word and look at it and think it is the strangest looking word I have ever seen. Sometimes the word is correct and my mind is just playing tricks on me, and sometimes I really need this book!

A few times there are some mini-definitions.

Poor (lacking wealth)

Pore (of skin; to look or think intently)

Pour (liquid)

Just to prevent any confusion. There are also a few alternative spellings for words and they are listed together for you to decide which one to use. Is it mediaeval or medieval?

The section on "commonly confused words" was educational and I have had my share of trouble with: desert and dessert when writing a cookbook. Just when I think I will never make THAT mistake again...there I go again.

To make this book even easier to read, they have indented words like: Exclaimed and Exclaiming under the word Exclaim.

A definite must have for all writers.

~The Rebecca Review

This book is an awesome tool for those who misspell words frequently. You don't need to bother with an incredibly bulky dictionary with definitions when you know the definition of the word that you are looking for. Look it up in a spelling dictionary.

I used to be a genius speller. I went to the National Spelling Bee as a child! I've been a professional proofreader at times in the past ten years! But chemotherapy caused a mental fog to set in, and I've lost my spelling ability. This book has saved my life and my self-esteem. Thank you for selling it.

When I received this book I thought I might find it useful because I am a lousy speller (I read by looking at words as complete units rather than by letters). But then I thought, "Hey, this is what spellcheckers are for!" True, this does not stop me from making errors in reviews because I have spelt the wrong word correctly, but what does that to do with using this book? Then I was playing Literati (an on-line variation of Scrabble) and it dawned on me: I do not have to fumble through the dictionary trying to find out what words begin with FLA- while the clock is counting down my time, I can use my new Spelling Dictionary! No, it does not have every acceptable word that can pop up in the game, but I pretty much know all the two letter words in the world right now any way. But it does have plurals and parts of verbs spelled out in full, along with alternative spellings, which is pretty much exactly what I need. So, I have to admit, I have found a great utility for this little book that has nothing to do with word processing and spell checking. Before the computer became so commonplace in our homes and offices, this book would have been of great use to people like me, who keep making spelling mistooks that need to be corrupted and do not need the definition of the word, just the spelling. This book even makes it easier for you when you are in that age-old Catch-22 of having to look up the spelling of a word you do not need to spell. With three columns per page there are only seven pages to deal with the hunreds of words beginning with the letter "N." With this book you can find it, find it fast, and it is small enough that it can sit between your keyboard and your monitor or someplace equally convenient.

I got this book for my little girl when we were preparing for her 4th grade spelling bee. She and I both *love* it. She didn't win the bee this time, but we're going to work all year with the book... it makes learning new words fun!

I didn't realize when I ordered it that his is a thick pocket size book. Nevertheless, it has proven to be very useful to my students, so I am happy. It also includes some helpful rules in the beginning of the book.

I can use the dictionary, but there was one drawback: The printing is of a very light shade. A little hard to see. Not bad enough to reject or send back, but I would have liked darker print. No further problems.

I am somewhat disappointed in this book since I use it a lot and it doesn't have a lot of words that I was use to in a very old speller I had. Also the pages are glued in and are very easey to pull out. Would not buy this book again.

The spelling dictionary is perfect for our needs. My husband is an unconfident speller. He has been asking me to be his spell-checker for years (long before computers) - but now, he can do it himself! It is easy to use and conveniently small.

Correctly spelled words are listed alphabetically, with occasional brief definitions to distinguish synonyms, and other easily confused words. You have to have a basic idea of how the word is spelled to use this.

This book is of great use in our homeschool classroom. I have also seen it widely used in the public school system that my children attended. Most teachers had this book on their desk for the children to use. I would highly recommend it for any household.