{"product":{"product_id":"0198611862","title":"The Oxford English Dictionary, Volume 1-20, (20 Volume Set)","price":"1215.0","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51KcgSXPcQL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198611862"},"comments":[{"body":"First, relax!\r\n\r\nHave a look at it [here](https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-English-Dictionary-Vols-1-20/dp/0198611862). It's as big as the Encyclopedia Brittanica. There's no free version of this dictionary, and most of the info it contains is not available anywhere else. And I mean anywhere.\r\n\r\nI'm defending the value of the OED, not its price. Its price is exorbitant, but its market is libraries, not us, and for that market it's reasonable.\r\n\r\nAnd in any case, I have a pirated copy of the short-lived CD-ROM version ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)","subreddit_name":"assholedesign","author":"ArmaniPlantainBlocks"},{"body":"If you're that interested, you should spend the $100/year for a [subscription to](https://www.oed.com/) the Oxford English Dictionary. It's *the* definitive English dictionary, and in certain cases has multi-page etymologies.\r\n\r\nAnother option, if you live near an English-language university, would be to check out their library for the OED. My university's law library had a copy - [all 20 volumes](https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-English-Dictionary-Vols-1-20/dp/0198611862/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=oxford+english+dictionary+20+volume+set\u0026amp;qid=1668288565\u0026amp;sprefix=oxford+en%2Caps%2C206\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.765d4786-5719-48b9-b588-eab9385652d5\u0026amp;pldnSite=1) - that I used on a few occasions.","subreddit_name":"ENGLISH","author":"tunaman808"},{"body":"It depends, the OED comes in a [20 volume set](https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-English-Dictionary-Vols-1-20/dp/0198611862).","subreddit_name":"Showerthoughts","author":"FrenchFryCattaneo"},{"body":"Item | Current | Lowest | Reviews\r\n:-- | :-- | :-- | :--\r\n[The Oxford English Dictionary, Volume 1-20, (20 V…](https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0198611862) | - | - | 3.9/5.0\r\n\r\n\u0026amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n^[Item\u0026amp;nbsp;Info](https://price-spider.com/compare/US:0198611862)\u0026amp;nbsp;|\u0026amp;nbsp;[Bot\u0026amp;nbsp;Info](https://price-spider.com/info#reddit-bot)\u0026amp;nbsp;|\u0026amp;nbsp;[Trigger](https://www.reddit.com//r/assholedesign/comments/q6cit8/oxford_dictionary_will_only_allow_you_to_look_up/hgby6o9/)","subreddit_name":"testingground4bots","author":"price-spider-bot"},{"body":"The print version costs [$1250](https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-English-Dictionary-Vols-1-20/dp/0198611862).","subreddit_name":"assholedesign","author":"ArmaniPlantainBlocks"},{"body":"Maybe you should order [this](http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-English-Dictionary-Volume-Vols/dp/0198611862).","subreddit_name":"heroesofthestorm","author":"d07RiV"},{"body":"It would appear that you have [only one argument](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_motive) to make and are incapable of entering into the discussion based on the points presented. \r\n\r\nI am sorry big words are hard for you to comprehend. There is [a solution](https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-English-Dictionary-Vols-1-20/dp/0198611862/) for that.\r\n\r\nHave a nice day.","subreddit_name":"Idaho","author":"nitsedy"}]}