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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I wonder how many of you are like me, and blithly pass over unfamiliar words in a story, guessing their meaning from context as you go?
And I wonder how many of you actually go and look such words up when they come across them?
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If I'm reading on my JE100, I will look them up, using the dictionary. My Mini sadly doesn't have a dictionary, and I either must remember to look it up on the internet later, or I'll forget about it.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I think that instant access to a good dictionary is one of the real benefits of an ebook reader compared to a paper book. I read a great many 19th century novels, and one is constantly coming across unfamiliar words. Previously I'd just have guessed then from context, but being able to so easily look them up for me significantly enhances the reading experience.
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And increases your vocabulary. One of my English teacher once told that the best way to learn a word is by looking it up (the response was to my question of how you wrote "favourite"). I've never forgotten that advice, and found it's often true (I'll never forget how to write "favourite" ever again!)