The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well.
CORRECT WORD USE
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Contains words and phrases and colorful slang likely to be met in everyday usage in this country ... The 70,000 entries are compressed ... deliberately simple, but often sophisticated."-- "The New York Times"The straightness of many definitions deserves commendation."--" Harper Magazine"The Oxford American has a new pronunciation system, in which words are translated into syllables of unmistakable pronunciation." -- "Philadelphia Inquirer"The hundreds of footnotes in individual entries illustrating proper usage of difficult words are alone worth the price." -- "Chicago Sun-Times