11-27-2007, 03:18 AM | #16 |
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Oh yes, I know. My house is furnished almost entirely from Ikea . They have an enormous "superstore" only about 10km away from my house.
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My husband struggled last week to assemble bookcases from Ikea to house our SciFi collection. See photos attached.
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11-28-2007, 02:32 PM | #18 |
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They do sell some very good bookcases. I've got lots of them .
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11-30-2007, 05:08 AM | #19 |
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I hope that someone can help me with my choice. I can't choose between the following dictionaries:
The Chambers Dictionary Concise Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 7th edition I'm not native English and need the dictionary to lookup a word when I'm reading a book and can't understand a certain word. The books I read are mostly by American authors. That's why I thought the last one would be a good choice. Any advice is more than welcome. Or maybe a completely different dictionary? Thanks! |
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12-02-2007, 09:23 AM | #21 |
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Both the first two are good - I have no experience of the third; I'm not entirely sure what a "Learner's Dictionary is"! I've bought the Chambers myself; I have a paper version of the "Concise Oxford". Both are excellent. The Chambers is more comprehensive (ie contains more words), but is more expensive.
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as a non native english speaker and reader i chose the concise oxford english dictionary. bought it from books on board $26.99. have no experience with the others. so... it works fine. |
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I bought the Pocket Oxford dictionary, and comparing it to the Concise demo I think it is a little clearer when the word is there (140K vs 240K words). I had never come across the Learner's dictionary before, but based on the demo it seems to include much more context information than a standard dictionary. For example:
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I liked what I saw of the Learners dictionary. There seems less need to be brief in an e-dictionary than a paper dictionary, since memory cards are lighter than paper. |
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Thanks for all advices! I bought the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. If it doesn't work for me I can always buy another one. When I get my Cybook I will experiment.
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Are they Billy bookshelves, I'd always thought they'd be too large for paperbacks, but your shelving looks fine. |
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You need to buy two extra shelves for each Billy bookshelf to get it optimal for paperbacks. I usually only by one and use the lower shelves for bigger books.
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