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Originally Posted by GrouchoM
So people who don't need a dictionary, I'm assuming you know the meaning of every word in the English language? Like the other person said, a dictionary would be a prerequisite if you're reading something from the 19th Century or older. Also, many Non fiction books in a field you're not familiar with would be much more enjoyable if you had a dictionary on the ereader. I think for me its one of the primary advantages of ereaders over paper books. I hate looking up words when I come across them in a book. And looking them up afterwards is not use since the words lose their context.
I remember reading David Copperfield and having about 4 pages or a list of 200 words that I didn't know the meaning of..
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I know enough etymology, that along with the context of the sentence, I can normally deduce the meaning of the word. I don't read archaic texts that often, but I can tell you that it's been 20 years since the last time I've used a dictionary.