Talk:Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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My favourite edition of the COD used to be a dog-eared 5th edition (1964). I finally had to replace it with a 7th edition (1982), but there honestly doesn't appear to be that much difference between the two (many definitions are worded almost identically), despite the comprehensive changes that Sykes apparently made in the intervening 6th ed. (1976).
At any rate, editions of the COD after 1982 are completey different, and lack all of the character and flavour of the old editions. (For an example, look at the complicated definition of "catholic" in the 5th or 7th edition.) -山道子 (Sewing) - talk 16:08, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] How is this different from the regular edition?
How is this different from the regular edition? Can someone add that to the article? (How is 1600 pages concise?) -- stillnotelf has a talk page 01:59, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
- Our article on the full version says it has 21,730 pages. 1600 pages is pretty concise in comparison. --Tango 14:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
