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Old 05-27-2009, 07:22 AM   #105
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I think that there are a lot of people who claim to have no need for a dictionary, yet regularly misuse words and should perhaps consider using one. A very common one is affect/effect.

Another reason why dictionaries are useful (and I can only speak for the English language) is to show how languages develop in countries that speak the same language. The word fanny is a good example. In the US it's slang for your bum and in Britain it's slang for vagina.
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