Colour Oxford English Dictionary

by Oxford University Press

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848 pages, Paperback

First published January 27, 2006

About the author

Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, is the largest university press in the world. The university became involved in printing around 1480, becoming a major source of Bibles, prayer books and scholarly works. It took on the Oxford English Dictionary project in the late 19th century, and in order to meet the ever-rising costs of the work, it expanded into publishing children's books, school text books, music, journals, and the World's Classics series. OUP is committed to major financial support of the university and to furthering the university's excellence in scholarship, research and education through its publishing.

Reviews

[Michaela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Oxford English Dictionary. Sounds perhaps a bit strange, but there's so much interesting information in here, not just the correct way to spell things. The OED is a must when writing!

[Stan Lambchop · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book rather boring. After the eighteenth page, the lack of a coherent plot began to make me question why I bought this book in the first place. However, I pressed on, and managed to read another 127 pages before I lost my sanity completely and threw it into the paper shredder. However, I am pleased to report that I learnt a great deal from the book, and my vocabulary is now ambidextrous.

[Dane Gaugler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my glob this is by far the best book EVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!