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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
Not sure why the sarcasm, but whatever.
With all due respect - and I mean that sincerely - degrees in the hard sciences don't necessarily build a vocabulary. Personally, with my lousy one degree and another in progress, I rarely need to look up English words while reading. And I read enough to justify plenty of $400 dedicated reading devices.
Also, since the poll is nearly a tie, I appear to have plenty of company.
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I think poll is tied because it asked if we
need a dictionary rather than
whether we think its a good feature to have in a reader. It's a poll designed to get a particular answer. I don't need a reader. It's lovely to have. I don't need a dictionary. It's lovely to have. Personally, I can almost always work out a word from context but sometimes when I think the author is using it in a more nuanced way, it adds to my experience to be able to quickly explore the word. I think a better question would be, "How much is a dictionary worth to you?" That's the question the manufacturers are asking.
I also consider it a bit of a no-brainer feature to have in a device, like content search. You have processing power and content. You can use that to do more than just display books. You can make the reading experience better and easier. Besides, as these devices move into the educational market, features like dictionary, search and annotation will be mandatory.