Review

'Leaving aside the etymological wonder of the thing, this volume is seriously big business the new volume will give Oxford, Collins and Longman a run for their money, to the great benefit of the consumer.' Robert McCrum, Observer 'At larst sumwun of ad the sence to publish a dikshunery ware you can find eloosive wurds witch are dificult to spel Bloomsbury realy shud be complmented on thare inishytive.' The Times 'Excellent - its definitions are wonderfully clear and the layout makes them easy to read.' Sunday Telegraph 'Radiantly clear and comprehensive, it supplies thumbnail definitions of places and people as well as words.' Independent

Boyd Tonkin, Independent

Radiantly clear and comprehensive.

The Herald

...browsing this mighty book is just as much fun as an hour with Google.

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