tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post3445045155220256247..comments2024-03-01T03:24:19.577-05:00Comments on Chick with Books: Is it Bye Bye for The Oxford English Dictionary?!Suzanne Yesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-83688601960135030662010-09-01T17:35:41.689-04:002010-09-01T17:35:41.689-04:00HI Elisabeth!
I love that your Uncle gave you a...HI Elisabeth!<br /> I love that your Uncle gave you a dictionary as a gift AND had it embossed with your name! How special! I guess we are of like minds because I can't imagine not having a dictionary handy either! Especially with Scrabble! :-) Seems like there are a lot of us Scrabble players out there too! <br /><br />Thanks for adding another thumbs up for the printed book!Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-21115491144037428372010-09-01T16:14:01.376-04:002010-09-01T16:14:01.376-04:00I love my dictionary and use it all the time. I a...I love my dictionary and use it all the time. I am always looking up words when I do crossword puzzles. My uncle gave it to me when I graduated from high school many many moons ago, he had my name embossed on the cover. It is a special book. We also use it when we play Scrabble. Yes, it is not as popular these days, but I for one will never give it up.Elisabethhttp://ladybook21@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-9755716594438526742010-09-01T15:41:29.690-04:002010-09-01T15:41:29.690-04:00Hi La Coccinelle,
You pointed out something tha...Hi La Coccinelle,<br /> You pointed out something that I love doing too - getting lost in the dictionary! Finding new words next to something you're looking up- that's something you'll never experience with an online computer dictionary or the word look up on an eReader. Good point!Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-20476827585679271682010-09-01T15:39:14.179-04:002010-09-01T15:39:14.179-04:00Hi Michele,
Yes, I still think the "tradit...Hi Michele,<br /> Yes, I still think the "traditional" dictionary will always have a place in the hands of readers. And it really is easier to open up a book then get online to find out about a word you have a question about. <br /><br />AND, I just started playing Shuffle Row on my Kindle too! Have you tried Every Word? Great word builder games ;-)Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-42063777055654363612010-09-01T13:12:31.241-04:002010-09-01T13:12:31.241-04:00I don't have a Kindle or an iPad, and I break ...I don't have a Kindle or an iPad, and I break out the printed dictionary quite often. If I don't read books online or with a device with a built-in dictionary, am I really expected to start up my computer just to look up a word I don't understand on the printed page?<br /><br />Plus, I've been known to get lost in the dictionary. I'll open it up, looking for something in particular... and then get sidetracked by all the cool words and definitions in there. I don't think I've had that happen with any of the online dictionaries.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-29545284775858915922010-09-01T07:23:00.891-04:002010-09-01T07:23:00.891-04:00I've consulted my "regular" dictiona...I've consulted my "regular" dictionary several times in the past month. I've become addicted to "Shuffle row", the new kindle game. Several of the words I've formed come up "not a word". I've consulted my tried and true "regular" dictionary for validation and they are there. I'd be sad to see it go.Michelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-55882180961994822552010-09-01T06:37:25.556-04:002010-09-01T06:37:25.556-04:00Hi Bibliophile!
I forgot all about scrabble! Ye...Hi Bibliophile!<br /> I forgot all about scrabble! Yes, I would be getting out the "regular" dictionary for that too! (And I have) When I looked into The Oxford English Dictionary, I was amazed that it took over 20 years to redo it each time, so I can see where just updating a data base would be easier.... I bet those new words are illegal in scrabble too! But that's an issue to take up with the Scrabble authorities! :-)Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447574405650512339.post-36482954185584534292010-09-01T06:23:58.370-04:002010-09-01T06:23:58.370-04:00I heard about this on the news the other day (thin...I heard about this on the news the other day (think it was the news). It is true though. the last time I used a dictionary was a when we played scrabble and there was an issue with a world...everyone uses on line it seems.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com