http://www.englishforums.com/English/TopicOfTheMoment/Forum38.htmDiscussions on anything and everything, all while helping you learn English. (Just like being in a bar!) Please register if you wish to post here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheAmericanHeritageEnglish/jzxqk/post.htm#781805Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:24:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:781805Philip0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheAmericanHeritageEnglish/jzxqk/post.htm#781805http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-781805.xmlI use The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , exclusively. It is descriptive rather than prescriptive, and it offers many notes on usage, pronuciation and history. I didn't know they had one specifically for second language learners. You have chosen wisely, in both cases.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheAmericanHeritageEnglish/jzxqk/post.htm#781434Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:56:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:781434Cool Breeze1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheAmericanHeritageEnglish/jzxqk/post.htm#781434http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-781434.xmlI have the Rando m House dictionary on my hard drive. I bought it from the USA a few years ago. Because of so many of thse dictionaries are sold, it was ridiculously cheap. I think the CD cost me about €30 including the postage! A similar dictionary of the Finnish language is so expensive that I don't want to buy one. (There are only 5 million Finns.) CBhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheAmericanHeritageEnglish/jzxqk/post.htmMon, 15 Jun 2009 21:28:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:780582Mr. Tom2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheAmericanHeritageEnglish/jzxqk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-780582.xmlSorry, can't find the appropriate forum for this post--could anyone please transer this post to where it belongs? Thanks! Today, I bought The American Heritage English as a Second Language (Houghton Mifflin Company) and Randon House Webster's Dictionary of American English . They are very explicit and user-friendly. Have any of you seen any of the mentioned books? It would be nice to have a few comments from you... Thanks, Tom