the best dictionaries

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

I suppose the return question would be: "Best for what?" 
 
Gerald Cohen

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	A friend asked me, "How do you know what the BEST dictionaries are?"
	
	How do professional linguists and lexicographers answer that question?