The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary - Hardcover

Young, Sue

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068810360X ISBN 13: 9780688103606

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1991

Synopsis

Lists thousands of English words and phrases that share common sounds

About this title

From Library Journal:

Having used various rhyming dictionaries in the past and found them "difficult to work with, unimaginative, and terribly outdated," Young conceived and compiled her own over a 20-year period. Notable among the 65,000 entries are slang, colloquialisms, phrases, and near-rhymes (pretty/giddy, lemon/women) such as those used by rappers. A student of linguistics, Young employs a simple system of letters to signify sounds, and she groups rhymes by number of syllables. The rhymes reflect variations in American speech. Unlike some rhyming dictionaries, this one omits frequently added matter such as principles of prosody or advice on versification. Users of rhyming dictionaries prefer one over the others due to familiarity, format, or vocabulary; likely many wordsmiths, lyricists, and poets will come to favor this new and entertaining version.
- William A. Donovan, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 068810360X
• ISBN 13: 9780688103606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 622