Soanes, Catherine: The Compact Oxford English Dictionary

This revised second edition of the "Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English" should prove a useful, comprehensive, value-for-money hardback dictionary for office, study, and home use. It offers up-to-the-minute coverage of over 145,000 words, phrases, and definitions from everyday English, including up-to-the-minute words, and in-text notes giving guidance on spelling, grammar, and usage. The revised edition also contains 32 pages of additional appendices that include a guide to the Internet, with electronic English; and a guide to good English, offering help on spelling, commonly confused words, and punctuation.