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Originally Posted by ravenfish
I feel like, these days, the internet should be mostly able to substitute for collections of "pure facts" like Guinness World Records and the World Almanac, and, likewise, there are several quite complete and authoritative dictionaries freely available online. That leaves the Style Guides as the only ones where it is really necessary to get that particular work, since they are essentially collections of personal preferences.
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If a particular dictionary is prescribed, it's best to use that specific dictionary as well.