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• General reference

  (Recommended Books)
  
  

  
     _The Oxford Companion to the English Language_ (ed. Tom McArthur,
  Oxford University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-19-214183-X) is an
  encyclopaedia with a wealth of information on various dialects, on
  lexicography, and almost everything else except individual words
  and expressions.  _Success With Words_ (Reader's Digest, 1983, ISBN
  0-88850-117-X) is especially suitable for beginners.

  
  
  Source: [Mark Israel, 'Recommended Books: General reference', The alt.usage.english FAQ file,(line 586), (29 Sept 1997)]
  
  
  
  

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