tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post5613082574568097852..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-68212986469517351632009-10-27T14:11:14.440+13:002009-10-27T14:11:14.440+13:00I too admire and use Mark Broatch's book and i...I too admire and use Mark Broatch's book and it sits here on my desk along with Roget's Thesaurus.<br />But on my reference bookshelf, arm's length away, are just about all the reference books you can think of - various dictionares, several editions of the Oxford Dictionary, Brewers Book of Phrase & Fable etc.<br />But these days my main reference source is Google or if I need to check spelling or useage of a word the Collins Dictionary that is loaded on to my computer. Collins published a largish new English Dictionary, about 3 years ago I think, which came with a CD Rom which I downloaded. It is so useful.Beattie's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-34085111192622749882009-10-27T11:59:06.527+13:002009-10-27T11:59:06.527+13:00I'm interested to know what reference books pe...I'm interested to know what reference books people in the lit community use (or does everyone just Google?). I have a falling apart Oxford Reference Dictionary that is nearly always on the table, and I love Mark Broatch's 'In a Word' tho it took me a little while to work out how to use it. Are there any reference books you use regularly Graham?NZBookgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777036015363024418noreply@blogger.com