{"product_id":"the-almost-dictionary-paperback","title":"The Almost-Dictionary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Dalston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Almost-Dictionary contains definitions only for almost-words. Almost-words, like almost-count (settle for a pretty good estimate), are not to be found in the almost-standard dictionaries (Merriam-Webster, Oxford, etc.). Other examples of almost-words: almost-all (most), almost-catch (fumble), almost-cure (treatment), almost-giraffe (zebra), almost-news (a message that doesn't sufficiently inform), almost-run (jog), almost-science (technology), and so on. Things are rarely pure or perfect. There's usually a gap between the way things are and the way we would like things to be. The almost-standard dictionaries leave a lot of definitions out, hence the need for the likes of: Jeff Foxworthy's \"The Redneck Dictionary,\" Ambrose Bierce's \"The Devil's Dictionary,\" and \"The Dictionary of American Slang.\" The Almost-Dictionary may be of interest to those that stock dictionaries, reference books, business and especially \"quality-related\" reference books, or humor books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47747832578297,"sku":"9780981957906","price":12.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4fOEeGySsH9780981957906.webp?v=1775545463","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-almost-dictionary-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}