08-29-2009, 08:54 PM | #1 |
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The PRS-600 dictionary
I noticed that the PRS-600 comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary built-in.
Being a native speaker of Australian English (can you tell the difference? ) it occured to me that if I were to purchase a PRS-600, one of my first desires would be to replace those nasty faucets and trashcans with taps and garbage bins respectively. Would non-American users (or indeed American users who don't like the New Oxford American) be interested in either replacing or complementing the default dictionary with another, either for free or for a fee? My first vote would be either for the Oxford Australian Dictionary or the Macquarie Dictionary, but Zelda for instance might be after a good French dictionary.. |
08-29-2009, 08:57 PM | #2 |
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i confirm. although i do enough reading in english that i won't spit on an english dictionary either. but yes, i am really hoping that there will be some way to get even more dictionaries on there (preferably, in addition to the standard ones. you can never have too many dictionaries, as far as i'm concerned ). personally, i'm hoping our resident hacker genius igorsk can hook me up.
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08-30-2009, 03:56 AM | #5 |
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08-30-2009, 05:38 AM | #6 |
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I'd have just preferred a modular dictionary like StarDict.
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08-30-2009, 07:19 AM | #7 | |
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For 'lorry'; yes it is in both dictionaries, but I bet you the word 'gobsmacked' isn't and there are plenty of other unique words.. The publishers of dictionaries certainly think so! http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/ http://www.anu.edu.au/ANDC/ http://www.collinslanguage.com/aus/default.aspx Last edited by AprilHare; 08-30-2009 at 07:26 AM. Reason: moar |
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"gobsmacked" is a perfectly acceptable British word. In fact, I'm 99% certain that it is of British origin.
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08-30-2009, 08:13 AM | #9 |
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Not to mention, is AprilHare really planning on using the dictionary to look up words like 'gobsmacked' or 'truck'? Maybe it's just me, but I got over the fascination of looking up common words in the dictionary when I was maybe 8 or 9. I use dictionaries all the time, but to look up slightly more difficult words like 'numinous' and 'sesquipedalian'--words that should appear in a good English dictionary regardless of which particular flavo(u)r of English it's targetted at.
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It's a point of principle that you should be able to get a dictionary that suits your language. Whether it's French, Australian English or Russian. Last edited by AprilHare; 08-30-2009 at 08:26 AM. Reason: getting carried away |
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There has been this line of Aussies and Poms on the Australian-British travel route for that long it's hard to tell sometimes where words come from anymore. |
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08-30-2009, 09:50 AM | #12 |
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Most likely sony will sell readers with British English in the UK, otherwise it will make many Brits furious since Anti-Americanism is trend over here
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08-30-2009, 10:02 AM | #14 |
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Really?
I thought they mean it will be either one or another depending on where they are sold. Nice. I am still struggling, because my vocabulary was built upon reading astronomy magazines and fantasy books, mostly written by American writers. Candies, cookies, parking lot... |
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I think it's both, but I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong about that. I don't think it really matters, though - American dictionaries have British words in them, and vice versa.
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