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Title: Merriam-Webster's Rhyming Dictionary by Merriam-Webster ISBN: 0-87779-913-X Publisher: Merriam-Webster Mass Market Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Difficult to use? No way, Jose, Andre, Clay, or Jay.
Comment: Not sure what the other reviewers are talking about re the supposed difficulty of using this book. I find it simplicity itself. You start with the sound you want to rhyme against, starting with a vowel. For example, if the word you want to rhyme against is "brave," you go to the A's and find "ave," and there's your list. I have never read the book's instructions, and never needed them.
Also, this is not just for people writing jingles and doggerel. Some real poets still rhyme, at least some of the time, old friends of mine.
Rating: 2
Summary: It didn't have "care"
Comment: I bought this rhyming dictionary from Amazon noting that it was cheap and thinking most of them would be the same. In general, it has served me well, but while looking up a rhyme in the "er" family, I noticed that it didn't have "care." It had "air" and "dare" and a ton of other words, but it didn't have "care."
This might seem like a minor point, but I have to wonder, What other words are missing? If you want a resource like this, you want it to be comprehensive. Sure, I knew "care" myself, but what other wonderful rhymes aren't included in this book? I can't be certain.
As I've said, it's generally served me well, but this whole "care" thing has bothered me and sent me looking for a better rhyming resource. I'd look at the others before I'd buy this one again.
Rating: 4
Summary: Take This Quiz: Do YOU Need A Rhyming Dictionary?
Comment: The "Merriam-Webster's Rhyming Dictionary" is a book that should be on your reference shelf only if you agree with the following generalizations:
1. I like to write a little doggerel now and then-for over-the-hill birthdays or graduation or whatever.
2. There are times when my letters would benefit from a rhymed introduction.
3. A rhyming dictionary is a dandy way to teach youngsters the vagaries of spelling.
If you do agree, know that this is the definitive reference for rhyming. Also know that this book is not easy to use. They say even a dictionary is difficult if you don't already know the rudiments of spelling. This is one is trickier. When you buy a bike, you should "read the instructions before assembly." It is even more important to read the preface of this dictionary before you try to use it.
I'd love it if there were an easier approach to finding a good rhyming word. I can't think of one. The advantage to doing it the way Merriam's does it is that, if you want a rhyme that isn't kitschy or too pat, it will be easy to find near the word's perfectly matched rhymes.
Most poets already know the secrets of this book. It won't be long before the rest of us-including new poets like me--will get the hang of such literary jargon as "main entries," "cross-referenced entries," "identification numbers," and "inflected and derived forms." It's a little like doing a crossword puzzle. I'm beginning to love this!
Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of "This is the Place"
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Title: New Rhyming Dictionary and Poets' Handbook: A Stimulating Storehouse of Words and Rhymes for the Writer by Burges Johnson ISBN: 0062720147 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Complete Rhyming Dictionary by Clement Wood ISBN: 0440212057 Publisher: Dell Publishing Pub. Date: 02 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Essential Songwriters Rhyming Dictionary: Most Practical and Easy to Use Reference Now Available by Kevin M. Mitchell ISBN: 0882847295 Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary by Sue Young ISBN: 0590963937 Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms by Scholastic Reference ISBN: 0439254159 Publisher: Scholastic Reference Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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