Macquarie Little Dictionary 2011

This new edition not only contains content based upon the acclaimed Fifth Edition of the full Macquarie Dictionary but also even newer additional entries. Includes such up-to-date items as clean fuel, flashpacking, GFC, lifestreaming, textaholic, tidal power and toxic debt. With over 30,000 definitions, it offers a completely up-to-date coverage of the core vocabulary of Australian English in a very handy format and offers valuable usage notes on words which can cause problems for writers of Australian English. For example, there is a note pointing out the common confusion between allusion (a reference to something) and illusion (something that is not real). Notes also point out usage dilemmas, such as when a word is used humorously or offensively.