Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition (August 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0618947264
ISBN-13: 978-0618947263
Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 0.6 x 5.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (119 customer reviews)
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This is a handy little pocket dictionary that can be carried around in your purse or coat pocket and not take up much space. Of course the usefulness of this type of item is diminished nowadays with all the various dictionary apps on cellphones and tablets that people carry around.On the plus side this dictionary contains a decent grammar/punctuation guide and a metric conversion chart in the back of the book. But the paper used for this dictionary feels a bit flimsy and weak(the pages can easily tear).Also the amount of definitions is okay for its size, but there are quite a few missing words, especially compared to another brand of pocket dictionary that I have. Overall I'd say this dictionary is better suited for beginners in English and students below High School level.
It is small. I'll give it that. My 10 year old carries it to school in his book bag each day. But it is missing a lot of words my 10 year old needs to look up for school, so I'm a little disappointed. If it doesn't cover a 10 year old's vocabulary needs, I'm wondering how they chose the words!
Very convenient little dictionary to keep next to the computer to check spelling and even some definitions. Because it is so compact it will not have some of your more obscure words, and the definitions are brief. It's just the right size for a quick spell checker dictionary.(Word processors have spell checkers, but my email app does not.)
Ordered this item because I just started master's classes and I had an old version. I was disappointed as this version does not even contain all the definitions in the old version. Thought it was supposed to be an update(more)??
I hear this doesn't have all the words the last edition had, but so far I haven't had an issue. I will say it's probably a little big for most pockets though! We use it for scrabble, boggle, and other board games.
I ordered this for my son who needs it for school, the book is perfect for little ones to hold without saying its too big and bulky. Has about every word you can possibly think of in the dictionary its just a smaller size than those big bulky ones!! I am glad I went with this choice rather than the other dictionaries I was previously looking at!
My husband needs a quick pocket dictionary for work reports---and he loves it as it small and fits in his bag easily .
I was hoping that this would help my son with learning to spell certain words. This is a good dictionary but I should have researched a little further. A lot of common, everyday words that a kid would have trouble with are omitted.
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