Cambridge Dictionary

Having looked at a number of monolingual print dictionaries in class this week, I have decided to buy the Cambridge Advanced Dictionary. For me as a language learner it is important that a monolingual print dictionary has a section with basic grammar rules as well as useful information for improving my writing. I have found these things in the Cambridge Advanced Dictionary. The dictionary also provides the phonetic transcript of a word which can be very helpful to get the pronunciation of a new word right. To learn a new word, further information such as the usage and explanation of the word as well as synonyms and antonyms is needed. There are also common mistakes mentioned; for example, many people mix up the words lend and borrow. All these can be easily found in the Cambridge Advanced Dictionary due to the clear structure of the dictionary. The Cambridge Advanced Dictionary of English really got my attention because it has everything a dictionary should have, in my opinion. That is the reason why I decided to buy this monolingual dictionary.