Words, words, words...

I came across the following offer in the Oxford University Press website:

http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-861016-5?view=ask

I have a Shorter Oxford, which is a brilliant book, but the temptation to acquire The Big Boy (20 volumes in its paper form) is hard to resist...beats buying hi-fi (is that heretical?).

 

I have a print version of the full OED, in a (large) single volume, extremely small-print, edition (it comes with a magnifying glass!)

It is, clearly, the greatest book ever written and everybody should have one.

-- Ian

 

My parents have the full OED in two large volumes of very thin paper and extremely small print. Also comes with a magnifying glass. It appears they've reduced this to a single volume now .

Is there a web version of OED (even one you have to pay for)?

Michael.

 

Try

http://www.oed.com/about/

But not cheap!

http://www.oed.com/subscribe/individuals-rw.html

Anyway, I like to have my own, although I realise the dangers of owning such a thing - it's one of the most browseable books there is. You go to look up a word, and half an hour later you're somewhere else, the original word having been forgotten.

 

The 20 vol OED 2nd Edn can be had pretty cheap now:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...ding=UTF8&no=283155&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&st=books

ooooh, reference books. Yummy.

Try this,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...41571/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_9_1/202-5094808-7868614

(...which is also a beautiful edition. Thanks for the oats Ian)

Also,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...1688/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-5094808-7868614

or a bargain bedtime prop,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...1688/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_10_5/202-5094808-7868614

the muts nuts,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...999/sr=1-16/ref=sr_1_2_16/202-5094808-7868614

simply wicked,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...42122/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_3_1/202-5094808-7868614

eh?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...086/sr=1-14/ref=sr_1_2_14/202-5094808-7868614

flagrante delicto,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...42195/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_3_1/202-5094808-7868614

etc etc.

 

I still have the Latin dictionary I used at school. It's very, very, very small ;-)

 

I've just loaded it on to my computer. Big mistake; end of work for the day, while I chase down obscure linguistic pathways...