The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations PDF l 1769 pages l 7 MB

Book Description :

This dictionary has been compiled from extensive evidence of the quotations that are actually used in this way. The dictionary includes the commonest quotations which were found in a collection of more than 200,000 citations assembled by combing books, magazines, and newspapers. For example, our collections contained more than thirty examples each for Edward Heath’s "unacceptable face of capitalism" and Marshal McLuhan’s "The medium is the message," so both these quotations had to be included.

As a result, this book is not--like many quotations dictionaries--a subjective anthology of the editor’s favourite quotations, but an objective selection of the quotations which are most widely known and used. Popularity and familiarity are the main criteria for inclusion, although no reader is likely to be familiar with all the quotations in this dictionary.

The book can be used for reference or for browsing: to trace the source of a particular quotation or to find an appropriate saying for a special need.

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