Reviews
'The ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day.'The Times'The greatest work in dictionary making ever undertaken.'The New York Times'The gigantic total picture of the English language...an epic achievement.'The Observer'The greatest dictionary in any language.'Daily Telegraph, "The Greatest Dictionary in Any Language." --Daily Telegraph, The Greatest Dictionary in Any Language.'e" the Telegraph, 'a near miracle of data processing ... a thorough-going revision of the greatest dictionary of the English language ... OED2 is a work that no serious researcher can afford to ignore'Peter Baker, Emory University, Alabama, Notes and Queries, March 1991, The greatest treasure of words all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work.'e" Annie Proulx, The Greatest Dictionary Ever Compiled.-- Sunday Telegraph, 'The ultimate dictionary is, of course, the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition.'F.E. Pardoe, Birmingham Post, 'In a felicitous phrase, somebody once called the Oxford English Dictionary "the moon landing of the English people". It is certainly the greatest dictionary - maybe even the greatest reference book - in any language.' - Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The Express, 30.7.99, For Quotes from Reviews, Refer to Ludo Craddock's Supervue Files, The Oxford English Dictionary is more than a national monument to lexicography. The vast storehouse of the words and phrases that constitute the vocabulary of the English-speaking people is the ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day.-- The Times, "The Greatest Work in Dictionary Making Ever Undertaken." --The New York Times, The OED has been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it.-- Anthony Burgess, The greatest treasure of wordsall the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work.-- Annie Proulx, 'the Greatest Dictionary in Any Language.'daily Telegraph, "The ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day." --The Times, The Greatest Work in Dictionary Making Ever Undertaken.'e" the New York Times, 'The ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day.' The Times, The Greatest Dictionary Ever Compiled.'e" Sunday Telegraph, "Word lovers, the gods are smiling upon you. It no longer takes a small mortgage, or at least a trip to the library, to plumb the Oxford English Dictionary--the big one, not the abridged training-wheels versions. For its 75th anniversary since the last volume of the First Edition was published, Oxford University Press has knocked down the prices big time."--Chicago Sun-Times"With its exhaustive definitions and precise etymology, the Oxford English Dictionary is absolutely indispensable to our work here at Jeopardy!"--Gary Johnson, Jeopardy! Supervising Producer/Writer"The richest people in the world are those who have the OED on their shelves. Here is the greatest treasure of words waiting to be assembled into fiery tracts and rants, literary novels, histories, sagas, comic poems, exposes, polemics, tall tales and learned treatises, kids' books, advert copy, reports on busted dams and declarations, all the expressions of a hundred different cultures. And the sturdy boxes in which the dictionary comes are each the perfect size for a manuscript. So there it is, all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work."--Annie Proulx"Since my Milton teacher sent me to the OED at the start of my college career, that vast and virtuous monument has been an almost daily companion. It's far the most important of my reference aids; and of all things for a dictionary, it's proved likewise a steady source of surprise and delight."--Reynolds Price"When I first got the OED I read it through from A to Z. I wondered which word had the greatest coverage, and in Volume VIII (Q-Sh), I found it: 'set.' More than a hundred and twenty meanings were given for the verb 'set' used alone; another thirty or so when used in conjunction with various prepositions and adverbs (set aside, set about, set apart, etc.). I got the feeling that this little three-letter word might be the most useful and versatile in the entire English language."--Oliver Sacks"The OED has been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it. "--Anthony Burgess"No similar work, not even the great Lexicon of the brothers Grimm, is comparable to [the OED] in magnitude, accuracy, or completeness. It is one of the monuments to the patient persistence of scholarship and one of the most sterling illustrations of that strange piety which only scholars can understand."--The Nation"No one who reads or writes seriously can be without the OED."--The Washington Post"In all probability, the greatest continuing work of scholarship that this century has produced."--Newsweek"It is a remarkable work of scholarship, and must rank high among the wonders of the world of learning."--The Times Educational Supplement, The Greatest Dictionary in Any Language, "Being the most expansive and exhaustive not to mention the most fun of all English dictionaries, its the finest testament I know to everything I love (and, all right, occasionally hate) about words."--Michael Cunningham (celebrated author ofThe Hours) "Word lovers, the gods are smiling upon you. It no longer takes a small mortgage, or at least a trip to the library, to plumb the Oxford English Dictionary--the big one, not the abridged training-wheels versions. For its 75th anniversary since the last volume of the First Edition was published, Oxford University Press has knocked down the prices big time."--Chicago Sun-Times "With its exhaustive definitions and precise etymology, the Oxford English Dictionary is absolutely indispensable to our work here atJeopardy!"--Gary Johnson,Jeopardy!Supervising Producer/Writer "The richest people in the world are those who have theOEDon their shelves. Here is the greatest treasure of words waiting to be assembled into fiery tracts and rants, literary novels, histories, sagas, comic poems, exposes, polemics, tall tales and learned treatises, kids' books, advert copy, reports on busted dams and declarations, all the expressions of a hundred different cultures. And the sturdy boxes in which the dictionary comes are each the perfect size for a manuscript. So there it is, all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work."--Annie Proulx "Since my Milton teacher sent me to theOEDat the start of my college career, that vast and virtuous monument has been an almost daily companion. It's far the most important of my reference aids; and of all things for a dictionary, it's proved likewise a steady source of surprise and delight."--Reynolds Price "When I first got theOEDI read it through from A to Z. I wondered which word had the greatest coverage, and in Volume VIII (Q-Sh), I found it: 'set.' More than a hundred and twenty meanings were given for the verb 'set' used alone; another thirty or so when used in conjunction with various prepositions and adverbs (set aside, set about, set apart, etc.). I got the feeling that this little three-letter word might be the most useful and versatile in the entire English language."--Oliver Sacks "TheOEDhas been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it. "--Anthony Burgess "No similar work, not even the great Lexicon of the brothers Grimm, is comparable to [theOED] in magnitude, accuracy, or completeness. It is one of the monuments to the patient persistence of scholarship and one of the most sterling illustrations of that strange piety which only scholars can understand."--The Nation "No one who reads or writes seriously can be without theOED."--The Washington Post "In all probability, the greatest continuing work of scholarship that this century has produced."--Newsweek "It is a remarkable work of scholarship, and must rank high among the wonders of the world of learning."--The Times Educational Supplement, 'the Greatest Work in Dictionary Making Ever Undertaken.' New York Times, 'Not the most portable of books, the complete OED (20 volumes) is nevertheless one of the greatest ever works of reference. More than just a dictionary, it is the story of the English language - a treasure trove of history and myth.', The Oxford English Dictionary is more than a national monument to lexicography. The vast storehouse of the words and phrases that constitute the vocabulary of the English-speaking people is the ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day.'e" The Times, "Being the most expansive and exhaustive not to mention the most fun of all English dictionaries, its the finest testament I know to everything I love (and, all right, occasionally hate) about words."--Michael Cunningham (celebrated author of The Hours) "Word lovers, the gods are smiling upon you. It no longer takes a small mortgage, or at least a trip to the library, to plumb the Oxford English Dictionary--the big one, not the abridged training-wheels versions. For its 75th anniversary since the last volume of the First Edition was published, Oxford University Press has knocked down the prices big time."--Chicago Sun-Times "With its exhaustive definitions and precise etymology, the Oxford English Dictionary is absolutely indispensable to our work here at Jeopardy!"--Gary Johnson, Jeopardy! Supervising Producer/Writer "The richest people in the world are those who have the OED on their shelves. Here is the greatest treasure of words waiting to be assembled into fiery tracts and rants, literary novels, histories, sagas, comic poems, exposes, polemics, tall tales and learned treatises, kids' books, advert copy, reports on busted dams and declarations, all the expressions of a hundred different cultures. And the sturdy boxes in which the dictionary comes are each the perfect size for a manuscript. So there it is, all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work."--Annie Proulx "Since my Milton teacher sent me to the OED at the start of my college career, that vast and virtuous monument has been an almost daily companion. It's far the most important of my reference aids; and of all things for a dictionary, it's proved likewise a steady source of surprise and delight."--Reynolds Price "When I first got the OED I read it through from A to Z. I wondered which word had the greatest coverage, and in Volume VIII (Q-Sh), I found it: 'set.' More than a hundred and twenty meanings were given for the verb 'set' used alone; another thirty or so when used in conjunction with various prepositions and adverbs (set aside, set about, set apart, etc.). I got the feeling that this little three-letter word might be the most useful and versatile in the entire English language."--Oliver Sacks "The OED has been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it. "--Anthony Burgess "No similar work, not even the great Lexicon of the brothers Grimm, is comparable to [the OED] in magnitude, accuracy, or completeness. It is one of the monuments to the patient persistence of scholarship and one of the most sterling illustrations of that strange piety which only scholars can understand."--The Nation "No one who reads or writes seriously can be without the OED."--The Washington Post "In all probability, the greatest continuing work of scholarship that this century has produced."--Newsweek "It is a remarkable work of scholarship, and must rank high among the wonders of the world of learning."--The Times Educational Supplement, It is a remarkable work of scholarship, and must rank high among the wonders of the world of learning.'e" The Times Educational Supplement, "Being the most expansive and exhaustive not to mention the most fun of all English dictionaries, its the finest testament I know to everything I love (and, all right, occasionally hate) about words."--Michael Cunningham (celebrated author of The Hours ) "Word lovers, the gods are smiling upon you. It no longer takes a small mortgage, or at least a trip to the library, to plumb the Oxford English Dictionary--the big one, not the abridged training-wheels versions. For its 75th anniversary since the last volume of the First Edition was published, Oxford University Press has knocked down the prices big time."-- Chicago Sun-Times "With its exhaustive definitions and precise etymology, the Oxford English Dictionary is absolutely indispensable to our work here at Jeopardy! "--Gary Johnson, Jeopardy! Supervising Producer/Writer "The richest people in the world are those who have the OED on their shelves. Here is the greatest treasure of words waiting to be assembled into fiery tracts and rants, literary novels, histories, sagas, comic poems, exposes, polemics, tall tales and learned treatises, kids' books, advert copy, reports on busted dams and declarations, all the expressions of a hundred different cultures. And the sturdy boxes in which the dictionary comes are each the perfect size for a manuscript. So there it is, all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work."--Annie Proulx "Since my Milton teacher sent me to the OED at the start of my college career, that vast and virtuous monument has been an almost daily companion. It's far the most important of my reference aids; and of all things for a dictionary, it's proved likewise a steady source of surprise and delight."--Reynolds Price "When I first got the OED I read it through from A to Z. I wondered which word had the greatest coverage, and in Volume VIII (Q-Sh), I found it: 'set.' More than a hundred and twenty meanings were given for the verb 'set' used alone; another thirty or so when used in conjunction with various prepositions and adverbs (set aside, set about, set apart, etc.). I got the feeling that this little three-letter word might be the most useful and versatile in the entire English language."--Oliver Sacks "The OED has been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it. "--Anthony Burgess "No similar work, not even the great Lexicon of the brothers Grimm, is comparable to [the OED ] in magnitude, accuracy, or completeness. It is one of the monuments to the patient persistence of scholarship and one of the most sterling illustrations of that strange piety which only scholars can understand."-- The Nation "No one who reads or writes seriously can be without the OED ."-- The Washington Post "In all probability, the greatest continuing work of scholarship that this century has produced."-- Newsweek "It is a remarkable work of scholarship, and must rank high among the wonders of the world of learning."-- The Times Educational Supplement, The OED has been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it.'e" Anthony Burgess, The Greatest Dictionary in Any Language.-- the Telegraph, "The Gigantic Total Picture of the English Language...An Epic Achievement." --The Observer
