What need for dictionary?

[ProfJulie]

Originally Posted by radius

I guess the dictionary for the Cybook is more comprehensive.

The dictionary that the Cybook uses is one of your own choice. You can install any Mobipocket formatted dictionary you can find and use it. I actually have two dictionaries installed on my Cybook and when I look a word up I usually have two choices.

[lmarie]

I use the dictionary lookup feature often -- I've often felt a little guilty about just guessing the meanings of words in books, rather than looking them up. Now, it's a snap.

An added benefit is that because accessing the dictionary is so easy, I also find myself reading the dictionary itself! Related words, derivations, etc. Kind of geeky, maybe, but sometimes very interesting.

Lelah

[tompe]

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

That's an interesting collection of words! English is my native language, but I am familiar with only about half of them, but have you mistyped one of them? (slovely...should this be slovenly?)

I think it should be slovenly but I still had to look it up now to remember what it means.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by radius

I could see that. My love is pulp so I generally enjoy authors from about mid-century onwards (eg Edgar Allen Poe, H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, "Doc" Smith) and I occasionally find words that I don't understand, especially, as you point out, with Haggard where I am displaced in geography as well as in time.

But I think I would prefer on-line searching to just dictionary lookup. For example, eReader Pro gives you Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary and I have to wonder if they have a definition for "belcher" there. They don't seem to in the on-line version.

I guess the dictionary for the Cybook is more comprehensive.

I think eReader allows you to purchase any of several dictionaries.

Dale

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by leandroide

HarryT... can you give more information about this dictionary? I googled it but didn't find anything useful.

There are literally hundreds of MobiPocket dictionaries available - look at any MobiPocket bookstore. The one I have (and like a lot) is the Chambers Unabridged Dictionary, 10th Edition. It's not cheap, but it's very good indeed. It's a British English dictionary.

[DrMoze]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

I agree whole-heartily!

I *think* I don't need it, but when I *think* I need it, I'm glad I have it!

Nothing worse than second guessing yourself, only to find you've guessed wrong...

Errr... that would be "wholeheartedly"! I guess you do need it.