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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Did you sit reading your pBooks with a stack of dictionaries by your side? If not, why not? You obviously need them since you don't understand the words in the books you read. A dictionary is not essential if you understand the words.
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I use a Kindle dictionary when reading a pbook.
But before Kindle or other e-dictionaries I used one of several options available: 1) a walking dictionary – ask another person what the given word or phrase means, 2) check online sources, 3) use a paper dictionary.
I don't really need (almost) a dictionary when reading in my native language too. But currently there are more speakers with English as a second language than there are native English speakers in the world. And even if they rarely use paper dictionaries, they would surely appreciate an e-reader with a dictionary function enabled.