how important is a dictionary for you?

Indonesia
June 2, 2008 10:35am CST
for me, it's really important. i prefer the dictionary which explain the meaning of words than the bilingual dictionary. what about you?
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7 responses
@hcpoirot (1562)
• Indonesia
6 Jun 08
I like dictionaries specially when i type something an idnot know the English language for certain word, usually i pick up a dictionary and found it. I also love the synonym dictionary cause it add to our vocabulary and knowledge. Sadly all my dictionaries had been lost during the flood. Now I soetimes I used online dictionary though not very complete.
• Indonesia
8 Jun 08
i'm sorry you have to lost your dictionaries during the flood. is it in jakarta? well, i find online dictionary is much more practical than the physical dictionary. usually i use dictionary.com. thx for responding
@naseeha (1382)
• India
5 Jun 08
I never refer a dictionary unless i am totally stumped about the context of a word. Otherwise i keep on reading and i realise its meaning on my own. This has been my habit from when i started reading books
• Indonesia
8 Jun 08
yes, i also do that. sometime i just guess the meaning of difficult words i find. i don't want to refer to a dictionary every time i don't understand the word in my reading. thx for responding
@leafgxu (472)
• China
3 Jun 08
When I read the book which written by Chinese, I don't have to pick up a dictionary for a long time. Because Chinese is my native language. But when I read an English book, I'd like to read with a dictionary. That is helpful to my English learning.
• Indonesia
8 Jun 08
yes, it's more useful if the book we are reading uses our second language. thx for responding
@xialinye (1403)
• China
3 Jun 08
same here. i use some online dictionary to help me translate the word i don't know its meaning. thank you for your respond.^__^
• Indonesia
3 Jun 08
yes, i also like to use online dictionary. thx for responding
• Pakistan
3 Jun 08
I like too dear its really important for me i have installed a dictionary
• Indonesia
3 Jun 08
hi iftikarsumn, i also prefer a digital dictionary. it's much faster and easier for me to search the words using digital dictionary. thx for responding
@tdemex (3540)
• United States
2 Jun 08
Being older I used to use it all the time. Since the internet, it just sits on book shelf collecting dust. Thanks! tdemex
• Indonesia
3 Jun 08
yes, i think internet entirely change our habits especially in reading. i think using online dictionary is faster and easier. thx for responding.
• Hong Kong
2 Jun 08
i don't know , actually i haven't used dictionary for quite a long time .
• Indonesia
3 Jun 08
well, a dictionary is always useful, even if you excellently master the language. thx for responding