Collins Gem English Dictionary [antikvár]

PREFACE COLLINS ENGLISH GEM DICTIONARY has for some eighty years been one of the most popular reference books in the world and certainly the most widely bought and widely used small English Dictionary. It has sold in huge quantities on every continent and been used by people of many countries and every walk of life and every age group. There are many reasons for its success. One is the choice of vocabulary - a selection which prefers the words that are central to the contemporary living language and leaves to larger works those that are only rarely met with in normal speech and writing. Another is the truly remarkable amount of information that it contains. It has served many millions of people faithfully and well, whether as an indispensable writing-desk companion in home, office, or school, or a pocket help when travelling at home or abroad. To these many friends it is known simply and affectionately as "the Gem". But language changes and dictionaries must change with it. During its lifetime this work has been completely revised and reset several times, apart from more frequent lesser revisions. This latest entirely new edition preserves those Gem features which have stood the test of daily use, but of course adds many new words and meanings that have established themselves in recent years. The latest computer typesetting techniques have permitted an overall increase in vocabulary without a corresponding increase in bulk. We believe that the present Gem remains what previous editions have long been - the finest dictionary of its kind in the world - and that this latest edition will prove its worth to many old and new users. WTM