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Originally Posted by graycyn
Archaic spelling is one of those things that I have questions about though. I've actually found examples where, if you hit dictionary lookup, you get an entirely different definition than what was meant! Those, I am inclined to correct and make note of, at least if I have to hunt through pages of Google search to find said archaic spelling listed anywhere!
In a children's book, I don't think you can or should expect that kind of effort by a child wanting to look up a word. Mind you, I'm talking about the truly obscure spellings. If an archaic spelling is easy to find, let the child look it up! It's vocabulary building.
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It's interesting to use the Kobo dictionary. It's better than it used to be and mostly (from context) seems to have the correct definition. Naturally fails to give any on a lot Joan Aiken and Georgette Heyer sort of Regency or even up to 1970s. Only one I remember recently where the OED definition was obviously a completely different meaning. I forget what word and book, but I suspect the author has used the wrong word. That can't be fixed. I see that more often with newer books.
We used to give people Kindles (mostly PW3) but now of the last 6 gifts; 2 were S/H Kobos, one S/H Kindle Oasis (to someone that uses Audible more than reading) and two new Kobo ereaders.