The American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition with CD-ROM (American Heritage College Dictionary)

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Customer Reviews:

Simply the Best [Posted on 2005-08-02]
I purchased this book as a gift for a high school graduate going off to college. I have been teaching college English for thirty-three years, and have been requiring my English Composition students to buy it since the first edition came out. The definitions and resources in this book are startlingly clear; the "Usage Panel" notes of previous editions contain wonderful discussions of the "majority" opinions of a panel of experts on complex usage questions that baffle most of us every day. The American Heritage Dictionary is the most reliable definer of American English as it is used today, and I treasure its reliablity and accuracy. No home should be without it. I haven't looked at the CD Rom included in this edition, but it is probably as superb as the book itself for the computer generation leading us into the future. I prefer pages and wanderings. If you don't own this book, you are depriving yourself of an adventure in discovery. Don't go one more day without it.

My favorite dictionary [Posted on 2007-01-04]
After 30 years, my old American Heritage Dictionary fell apart from overuse. I'm a logophile and a writer. I've had to use other dictionaries, but this is definitely my favorite. My Webster is way too big and unwieldy. The AHD fits all my needs.

Have it handy [Posted on 2007-07-28]
I make my living with words, and the A-H College is the first dictionary I turn to -- head and shoulders above M-W or Webster's. It's a good idea to buy a new one every 10 years or so.

Nice if you want hard copy [Posted on 2008-01-12]
Nice book. Great book even but don't buy it for the CD. There are plenty of other electronic dictionaries and thesaurii that provide a far easier interface. The opening box comes up in the center of the screen. No apparent methods to have it defaulted for size or placement. The opening screen always defaults to "A" and not your last word. Hence, you lose your ability to start where you left off on writing projects. If you want to follow a train on a similar word in a defintion or thesaurus, you need to type it in. No double click to speed up search. Basically, the CD is not much more useful than the printed version.

As Advertised! [Posted on 2008-03-09]
Great price, speedy delivery! Just as advertised, I received brand-new America College Dictionaries at about half the MSRP with free shipping and in two days USPS. A real pleasure doing business with you.

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