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Originally Posted by Josieb1
Luckily I can't see your post Sirmaru, but I can categorically say that I don't want ANY Chinese dictionaries regardless of his many dialects there are! I am not Chinese and don't plan to read it.
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I wrote part of that post in Chinese in error (I won't reveal which dialect). I bet most folks can't read it.
By the way, I am NOT Chinese but do read books written in those languages at times: i.e., Sun Tzu's Art of War (1930 Edition).
I notice my MYK page has SIXTEEN User Guides. That is really far too many. By the way, they cannot be seen if one just taps "books." Users should have the right to permanently delete user guides. However, those deletions can never be recovered. Today you may only need an English dictionary but tomorrow you may need dictionaries for other languages. That is why they should not be deleted unless Amazon figures out a way to recover them if necessary.
It appears we are a multinational forum and have users of many, many languages. Most non-American serious readers tend to read books in many languages. Outside of America most literate folks can understand at least 2 or 3 languages and in many parts of the world understanding 5 to 8 languages is almost compulsory.
In Europe understanding English, German and French in addition to one's home language is really necessary. In Asia understanding Japanese, ALL 7 Chinese languages (dialects) PLUS English is really required. In South America understanding Spanish, Portuguese, English and German is really required. In Canada understanding English and French is REQUIRED by law. Even in America understanding BOTH English and Spanish is a good idea. In the Mideast understanding Arabic, Pashtoon, English and French is really required.