Match the dictionary to the description. 1. The Shorter Oxford Dictionary
catalogs nonstandard British
2. Roget's Thesaurus
English
dictionary of synonyms
3. Dictionary of American Slang
catalogs nonstandard American
language
4. Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional Language
stresses standard usage
5. Dictionary of Modern English Usage
single volume; less extensive than
the O. E.D.
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