Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition
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This hardcover version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Glossary, Eleventh Edition, is jacketed, has a navy kivar binding, and is unadorned-edged (no thumb indexing). For this new edition, America’s largest staff of lexicographers made more than 100,000 changes and added more than 10,000 new words and senses, such as ‘convergence’, ‘Frankenfood’, ‘phat’, ‘psyops, and ‘vermiculture’. The Eleventh Edition also features over 40,000 usage examples – more than ever before – which clarify confused or disputed terms. Additionally, thousands of phrases and idioms help distinguish vocabulary for language learners. Special sections include A Handbook of Style, An Essay on the English Language, and Signs and Symbols. Over 55 million copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Glossary have been sold, spanning a time period of over 100 years.
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I was very disappointed with this order. I paid the extra money for the book to insure I got the CD ROM for my daughter but did not receive it. I will never order from amazon again.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
In these tumultuous and controversial times it’s a breath of fresh air to find the kind of prose and pontification that I establish contained betwixt the cardboard covers of Mrs. Websters newest installment. Cadence and rythem take a back seat to content and deeper revelations as she explores the seedy underbelly of the English language. Roll the curtain way up on this one, Ms. Webster- and keep up that staccatto gunfire that is your Smith Corona. We like you baby- don’t you go changing.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Oh my, what a long way definitions of words have strayed. Most people who buy and use Webster’s dictionaries (either online, CD-ROM or as a book) don’t realize Noah Webster was an extremely devout Christian. In fact, he was so devoted that his original 1st edition 1828 glossary (still availible as a reprint under ISBN# 091249803X) had most of its definitions taken straight out of the bible (similar to the way our constitution was constructed from the bible). So many, many American English word’s are based on biblical meanings (whether people care to admit it or not).
Example, in the 3rd edition of Webster’s glossary the word “Easter” is defined as a “Pagan holiday” (which is right). In 8th editions and later, some ignorant, would-be, so-called “editor” chose to change the definition and now “Easter” is defined as a “Christian holiday” (which is INCORRECT, it’s the Greek word “pascha” wich means “Passover” not “Easter”). How can the meaning of a word mysteriously change (virtually overnight) from a “Pagan meaning” to a “Christian meaning”??!! (By the way, pagan means a “heathen”: a follower of a polythestic religion (polytheistic means many god’s) or one who has small or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods: an irreligious or hedonistic person).
Just a heads up on how the definitions of English words are being tampered with by Merriam-Webster.
The moral of the tale is this: if you want right and truthful definitions, get ahold of the oldest Webster’s glossary you can possibly find and don’t ever let go of it (in fact, permanently keep a look out for an older edition than the one you currently have on hand). Let the “liberal powers that be” at Merriam-Webster keep changing and tampering with definitions to conform to their own views while you keep using and treasuring your very ancient, dusty and musty smelling, ancient Webster’s glossary.
You can get a nice, rank, ancient one on eBay or at a Garage Sale for a dollar or two. Or better yet, order the original 1828 glossary and use it! That’s the edition I use. A glossary is one of the few things in life where older is really better than new.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Contains many new words, even new internet and computer definitions, but, this book has no perks (as in extras).
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I was impressed throughout the book by the leader’s incredible mandate of the English language, personally I learned many news words along the way. I would say that the plot is a small too linear, i.e., one theme permanently advances orderly to next, with few surprises along the way, and the characters, when present, are hard to distinguish from the others. But, that is a minor caveat to this fantastic linguistic accomplishment.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5