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Having said that, I have to add that I also use Random House every day, and I like it.
American Heritage published its Second College Edition in 1982. It’s still an excellent choice, especially for the amusing and instructive notes provided by usage panels. Last year American Heritage came forth with its “Dic-tion-ar-y.”That is the name of the work. It is twice the size of the Second College Edition, but physically it is neither twixt nor tween. It isn’t large enough to go into the ring against Webster’s Third International or the Random House Unabridged, but irs too heavy for everyday desk use. Even so, I have developed a great fondness for it.
Two old friends of the language. William Safire and Richard Lederer, are back for the Christmas season. In “Quoth the Maven” (Random House), Safire gives his fans a new selection of his justly acclaimed columns for The New York Times. Lederer offers “More Anguished English” (Delacorte), a fresh collection of hilarious fumbles, bumbles and boo-boos.
Safire’s charm, wit and erudition are unbeatable in the field of linguistic commentary. He is always readable, and almost always eminently
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