Changing my mind on the NLT << The Sundry Times

The following quote from Changing my mind on the NLT & The Sundry Times captures my feelings about the second edition of the New Living Translation (NLTse):

The NLT is so clear and easy-to-read, yet it is also quite accurate. It's not without its imperfections, but that's the nature of Bible translation. I am finding more and more lately that when I read a passage in a different translation, I find myself wondering how the NLT puts it, and I go and get my NLT and check it out. .... It's getting so the NLT is the first Bible I pick up.

The NLTse is tied for first for me with the New King James Version (NKJV) and the NLT Study Bible is my first study Bible of choice, while the ESV Study Bible is my handy second choice.