THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN RHYMING DICTIONARY

By Sue Young. Organized by a linguist with contemporary American speech at the tip of her tongue (which rhymes with egg foo yung), this compendium contains 65,000 entries arranged by sound rather than conventional alphabetical listing. Including phrases and idiomatic expressions as well as single words—tying razorbacks to railroad tracks, for example—the accessible reference invites browsing. A valuable tool for teachers, writers, and word lovers at all levels, the dictionary may spark creative writing exercises or open discussion about a language that can rhyme anything on earth for all it’s worth. Index. Avon. 622 pages. ©1991.

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