I mean best for general use. I have no specific purpose, just a love of words.<br><br>Also, I'm in the UK if it makes a difference.<br><br>The reason I ask, is I bought the Shorter Oxford English ...

An excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the academic elite to create a foundation for our vocabulary. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town ...

There are few books in the world that most people have heard of. There are even fewer so recognizable that are 500,000 words long. The Oxford English Dictionary is the longest English variant of its ...