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Includes definitions, explanatory photographs and illustrations, and guidelines for using the dictionary.

With 2500 photographs and illustations, this dictionary presents over 200,000 definitions with biographical and geographic entries listed conveniently in the main A-Z body of the dictionary.

Did you know that your answers to just a handful of questions can predict where you grew up? How do you pronounce "pecan"? What do you call a long sandwich with a variety of meats and cheeses? Do you cut the grass or mow the lawn? The answers to these questions and the distinctions they reveal about who says what and where they say it, are not just the ultimate in cocktail party fodder, they are also windows into the history of our nation, regions,...

In a parody of traditional pocket dictionaries, the popular comedian draws on material from his TV show "Blue Collar TV" to present whimsical redneck definitions for such terms as "bologna," "isolate," and "parade."

With 2500 photographs and illustrations, this dictionary presents over 200,000 defitions with biographical and geographic entries listed conveniently in the main body of the dictionary.

A linguistic history, told through anecdote and humor, of American speech and English word usage in the United States.

An illustrated survey of the origins, evolutions, and meanings of thousands of phrases, and expressions unique to American English adds up to an entertaining, reliable history of modern American idioms and speech.

Nearly 80 million desks and bookshelves worldwide boast a member of the distinguished family of Webster's New World dictionaries. From the New York Times to the Los Angeles Times, most major newspapers have adopted the College Edition as their standard first-reference resource. So have the Associated Press and United Press International. The professionals know that when you need to get the words rights the first time, every time, you need Webster's...

"This wonderfully written work aims to help people use language so they will use the right words to say what they mean. Garner relies on modern sources rather than historical precedent to determine the current, correct usage. He even advises writers about which words to avoid altogether. Each of the approximately 7,000 entries provides a definition, discusses the usage of the word, provides illustrative quotations, and gives citations to the references...