It's a lot more informative than you'd expect.
It includes not only:
Introduction
How to Use This Dictionary
American Voices by William A.Kretzschmar,Jr.
How to Read an Etymology by Anatoly Liberman
Key to the Pronunciations
Key to the Abbreviations
But also:
Rules of English: Understanding Grammar
Guide to Spelling
Guide to Capitalization and Punctuation
Words: Making the Right Choices
Clichés
Proofreader's Marks
The History of English
Timeline
States of the United States of America
Presidents of the United States of America
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of the United States of America
Countries of the World
Chemical Elements
Standard Weights and Measures with Metric Equivalents and Conversions
Metric Weights and Measures with Standard Equivalents and Conversions
Alphabets
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Also:
Here's another way to access the Dictionary: select a word with the mouse and then press the control, command and "D" keys at the same time. The definition of the word will appear next to it. Very handy.
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/1...;ref=technology
