Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English

As a librarian, I have looked for a good dictionary of English collocations for years. Unfortunately, there are few titles available on OCLC and the Internet. Moreover they are either prohibitively expensive or not very helpful. Unlike all other dictionaries of this kind, however, Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English is truly outstanding for its completeness of coverage, page layout, information on usage, and surprisingly low cost. I wish to say that in addition to its other great features, this dictionary does a great job of helping its readers improve writing. I believe my investment in this dictionary is an extremely rewarding one.My sincere thanks to Editor Diana Lea for this much-needed dictionary.

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Very good, thanks the owner very much, deserved to buy next time .

Excellent

I love it

Good and helpful.

I am a foreign student and this book has helped me through my college years and on everyday life!! This is one the best money spending item that ever bought!

I think this dictionary is useful for one to whom English is as a second language. It contains wealthy information on how to combine words well.

You take a quick shower, not a fast one. But you catch a fast train, not a quick one. The rules of English usage can be confusing, and the way certain words combine - or collocate - only adds to the confusion.Other reviewers have said this book might be useful for people for whom English is a second language, and that's true, but it's useful for anyone who stumbles over such things as whether it's standard English to 'fulfil' your destiny or 'meet' it - or whether you 'hold' the reins or 'take up' the reins.English is constantly evolving and no one textbook can be expected to keep up, but so many core words are habitually combined and this book offers comprehensive guidance on their usage. It takes a conservative approach, embracing the well worn and familiar, so you won't find much to quarrel with. Some more recent coinages are more problematic: I was a bookdealer for a while, and one client asked if I could 'source' a book for him. This particular collocation doesn't make it into this book and I'm pleased about that. (What's wrong with 'find a book'?)A great buy - easily five-stars.

Very good book . I have so many good things to tell about this book. I would just say "BUY IT" and all your collocations doubts are sorted .

Dieses Buch ist neben dem Thesaurus DAS Buch zum ordentlichen Spracherwerb. Collocations machen deine Sprache authentischer und geben den letzten Schliff zum wirklich gut klingenden / lesbaren Englisch!

Malgré le mauvais état dans lequel je l'ai recu ce dictionnaire est une véritable mine d'or... Attention de bien recevoir le livre neuf et pas d'occasion quand vous le commanderez.

This book very helpful in ESL class