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I'm curious Worldwalker, what your beef is with dictionaries. It seems you have an issue with the way reading is taught in schools, which is a different issue.
Now, recognize that the vast majority of people on this site are out of school, and will never go back, let alone study reading skills. If they come across a word they don't know, as everyone, even you, will at some point, what is wrong with educating themselves by *gasp* looking it up? Should they go on in ignorance because only plebes use dictionaries? Should they embarrass themselves in a meeting by pronouncing a word incorrectly because only plebes look up pronunciations in the dictionary?
Why do you want to restrict education? Should not everyone be encouraged to better themselves, in the way that takes the least energy because it is most likely to occur if it takes little effort?
A truly intelligent person recognizes how little they know, and the need for continuing education.
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