Where can I find reviews for printed dictionaries of American English?
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http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/chambers.htm
"It also has an introductory essay on the history of English language, a note on American English, rules of English spelling, plus appendices giving the books of the Bible, and the works of Shakespeare. "
Here is one for the Canadian Oxford with a note about American spelling;
http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/productreviews/gr/oxdict.htm
"It helps solves some of the problems Canadians face in deciding whether to use the British or American spelling by giving the more common spelling first."
If you can find a related library, you read a review for Leo's Remedial Dictionary (Book Review) here;
http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1021792767.html;jsessionid=19B19308A900EC7DA7FF1F18E65D4F4F.ehctc1
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I myself only use Wiktionary and OED, but the first two American English print dictionaries I would look at would be Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and The New Oxford American Dictionary.
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Unfortunately at least for dictionaries the layman reviewer might not be the best. Most people choose M-W as it the most known. Taking that into account they seem to be a little pop culture oriented with the addition of such terms as "truthiness". The Oxford and New Oxford tend to be pretty stuffy and favor traditional definitions over new/culturally specific definitions. I know the librarian's journal Booklist does a yearly review in October, but they charge a fortune for their magazine.
