This pocket edition of the bestselling Penguin English Dictionary is the perfect reference book for everyday use. Compiled by Britain's foremost lexicographers, up-to-date and easy to use, it is the ideal portable companion for quick reference. Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from French and Spanish Dictionaries to books on babies' names and quotations.
Author Biography
Robert Allen is an experienced lexicographer and writer on language, and an honorary research fellow of the Department of English language at the University of Glasgow. He lives in Edinburgh. Robert Allen is an experienced lexicographer and writer on language, and an honorary research fellow of the Department of English language at the University of Glasgow. He lives in Edinburgh. Robert Allen is an experienced lexicographer and writer on language, and an honorary research fellow of the Department of English language at the University of Glasgow. He lives in Edinburgh.