Portable and durable, this new edition of the Colour Oxford English Dictionary is a good basic all-purpose dictionary, with particular emphasis on spelling, grammar, and usage.
over 105,000 words, phrases, and definitions
colour headwords, inflections, derivatives, and phrases in colour
in-text notes provide guidance on spelling, usage, and selected word origins
grammar boxes cover general grammar points and word building
pronunciation given for words which may cause problems, using a simple respelling system which avoids symbols