This is an interesting article on several levels, but the really cool takeaway:
On page 1624, it says, “Merriam-Webster’s Language Research Service offers owners of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary the opportunity to take advantage of the editorial resources of America’s foremost dictionary publisher – at no cost. If you have a question about a particular word, such as who first used it or why it has not been entered in the dictionary, an inquiry to the Language Research Service will bring an accurate and concise reply from a Merriam-Webster editor – a member of the largest permanent staff of lexicographers in America.”
Read more HERE.
This is actually the dictionary I recommend, though any good American dictionary is fine. You do want to use American spellings unless you are selling to a UK publisher, in which case it's fine to use their dictionary and spellings and save them from having to change color to colour, center to centre, gray to grey, etc.
On page 1624, it says, “Merriam-Webster’s Language Research Service offers owners of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary the opportunity to take advantage of the editorial resources of America’s foremost dictionary publisher – at no cost. If you have a question about a particular word, such as who first used it or why it has not been entered in the dictionary, an inquiry to the Language Research Service will bring an accurate and concise reply from a Merriam-Webster editor – a member of the largest permanent staff of lexicographers in America.”
Read more HERE.
This is actually the dictionary I recommend, though any good American dictionary is fine. You do want to use American spellings unless you are selling to a UK publisher, in which case it's fine to use their dictionary and spellings and save them from having to change color to colour, center to centre, gray to grey, etc.
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