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> What dictionaries do you use and, more importantly, how often do you replace
> them?
Random House Unabridged (about 15 yrs. old) due for replacement, but am
not in a hurry because of the cost.
OED. Again, not the latest version which I would love to have, but this
one is still very useful.
Webster's New World (Third College Edition) about two years old.
I also have some specialty dictionaries which I find useful and fun
reading (such as the Dictionary of Americanisms and the Dictionary of
Word Origins).
While not dictionaries, I also use a variety of thesauri useful. Among
my favorites: Sisson's Synonyms.
