Re: Pocket dictionaries

[Sara Kimball <skimball@uts.cc.utexas.edu>]

Yes, I would recommend American Heritage too...and I will personally vouch
for the definitions of grammar terms in the 3rd edition desk size, as well
as many of the etymologies.  I worked ont hem :)

Sara Kimball

On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, Donna_Sewell wrote:

> Hi Pam,
> 
> I like _The American Heritage Dictionary_.
> 
> Here's the info I pulled from amazon.com:
> 
> The American Heritage Dictionary. Mass Market Paperback 3rd Rep edition
> (May 1995)  Laureleaf; ISBN: 0440218616 ; Dimensions (in inches):
> 1.58 x 6.87 x 4.20  Cost--less than $7
> 
> 					Donna
> 
> Dr. Donna Sewell
> Director of Writing Center
> Assistant Professor of English
> Valdosta State University
> Valdosta, GA 31698
> (912) 333-5946
> 
> Email address: dsewell@valdosta.edu
> 
> On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, Pamela Childers wrote:
> 
> > I need your help.
> > 
> > We are in the process of recommending a new pocket dictionary for students.
> > Which one do you use or would you recommend? We are a college preparatory
> > school and hope that students may take the dictionary with them when they
> > go to college. 
> > 
> > If you have the publisher and/or ISBN number, this would also be helpful.
> > Thanks.
> > Pam
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