Loving the integrated dictionary! - Page 2

elemenoP · 11-15-2010, 04:37 PM

I read a book on my Sony that was in English but peppered with French words here and there since it was set in France. I switched to the French-English dictionary and looked them up just for fun!

Hey I just had a thought. Maybe I could get through The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao that way (with a Spanish-English dictionary). I confess I couldn't even finish that book. But I don't even know if the Spanish in it is "real" Spanish or Puerto-Rican-American pidgin.

eP

Under the Covers · 11-15-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyglot27

Double tapping on a word to get its definition in the Oxford Dictionary of English on the Sony PRS-650 is so easy that I find myself using it more and more. I have certainly increased my vocabulary in since I bought it 3 weeks ago.

Even more fun, I've switched back and forth on my Sony PRS-650 between the British OED and the American OED, depending on the author, since definitions vary a bit.

I've even used the Spanish and French dictionaries (keying the words in) after hearing or seeing a word elsewhere that I didn't recognize. Pretty cool.

Bookworm_Girl · 11-15-2010, 05:38 PM

Love the integrated dictionaries on my ereaders, especially the Word log on the new Sony models that keeps track of the words you look up. So nice to not have to keep a paper dictionary nearby anymore. I'm such a word geek that I subscribe to the dictionary.com "Word of the Day".

SeaBookGuy · 11-16-2010, 11:51 AM

I've never owned a paper dictionary: dictionary.com is your friend!

twowheels · 11-16-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I've never owned a paper dictionary: dictionary.com is your friend!

dictionary.com didn't exist for much of my reading 'career'. :-) (nor anything.com for that matter)

I also enjoy reading in remote areas without Internet access, even 3G.

SeaBookGuy · 11-16-2010, 01:05 PM

Ah, but now I can use the dictionaries on my e-reader when dictionary.com is either unavailable, or inconvenient.

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11-15-2010, 04:37 PM	#16
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I read a book on my Sony that was in English but peppered with French words here and there since it was set in France. I switched to the French-English dictionary and looked them up just for fun! Hey I just had a thought. Maybe I could get through The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao that way (with a Spanish-English dictionary). I confess I couldn't even finish that book. But I don't even know if the Spanish in it is "real" Spanish or Puerto-Rican-American pidgin. eP

11-15-2010, 05:38 PM	#18
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Love the integrated dictionaries on my ereaders, especially the Word log on the new Sony models that keeps track of the words you look up. So nice to not have to keep a paper dictionary nearby anymore. I'm such a word geek that I subscribe to the dictionary.com "Word of the Day".

11-16-2010, 11:51 AM	#19
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I've never owned a paper dictionary: dictionary.com is your friend!

11-16-2010, 01:05 PM	#21
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Ah, but now I can use the dictionaries on my e-reader when dictionary.com is either unavailable, or inconvenient.

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