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| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6550 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 1 of 8 29 June 2007 at 8:24am | IP Logged |
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I'd like to know which one people prefer and why. I'm a little technoligically challenged, so please forgive my general ignorance about the topic. Feel free to discuss hardware and software, and links are always nice.
PPC: hand held or pocket sized computer. electronic dictionary: hand held or pocket sized device marketed as an electronic dictionary (I'm not including web based stuff in this definition) Edited by leosmith on 29 June 2007 at 12:55pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| aru-aru Triglot Senior Member Latvia Joined 6457 days ago 244 posts - 331 votes Speaks: Latvian*, English, Russian | Message 2 of 8 29 June 2007 at 11:08am | IP Logged |
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I haven't used a pocket sized computer, so don't think i should vote. But a good thing about electronic dictionary is that when you buy it, it is ready to use. Could be an easier option for someone "technoligically challenged". With a pocket computer you still need to get a good dictionary that will work with the pocket PC, get the fonts to work and stuff.
But i'd still get a pocket PC. Maybe a bit more messy to get it function at first, but then you can have dictionary, Supermemo and FSI audio files plus pdf's all on one device. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6550 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 3 of 8 29 June 2007 at 12:43pm | IP Logged |
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Nice post aru-aru. The ready-to go aspect is a good point.
But let me clarify a little, in case anyone was wondering - this is not about what you think I should use; this is about what you think is better for learning languages. I'm voting for ppc, because I think one can download free dictionaries in most major languages, and put flashcard programs on them. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| reineke Senior Member United States https://learnalangua Joined 6447 days ago 851 posts - 1008 votes Studies: German | Message 4 of 8 29 June 2007 at 12:47pm | IP Logged |
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I would have written pocket pc and included paper dictionaries in the poll as well. Electronic dictionaries can be web-based or downloadable. I use paper only.
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| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6550 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 5 of 8 29 June 2007 at 12:59pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks - I updated the definitions in the first post.
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| Eve Triglot Groupie United States Joined 6675 days ago 67 posts - 67 votes Speaks: Russian*, English, Spanish | Message 6 of 8 29 June 2007 at 1:55pm | IP Logged |
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I used both and they both have a merit. But sitting and watching TV is Spanish it's much easier to use keyboard on electronic dictionary to key words in and I'm getting answers much faster. So I'm not going to vote for either one - this is just matter of where to use it.
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| wordwizard Diglot Newbie Canada none Joined 6390 days ago 14 posts - 15 votes Speaks: English*, German | Message 7 of 8 29 June 2007 at 2:15pm | IP Logged |
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I think dictionaries of any kind are limited. Until I see a word in context three or four times, I don't have a grasp of what it really means. And dictionaries can be totally unhelpful. "Skandieren" (German) is always described as something to do with poetry in all the dictionaries I've seen. In my reading it always means chanting slogans at demonstrations; I've never seen the word used in any other context. My Chinese students love their electronic dictionaries but the definitions in them are often not that good.
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| gerstejr Senior Member AfghanistanRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5425 days ago 4 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 8 of 8 07 April 2010 at 9:25am | IP Logged |
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Does anyone recommend a specific model of electronic dictionary? I have a Franklin
Merriam-Webster, but I didn't realize that there was no memory on the thing. I have to buy separate 'book cards' in order to change the language or the dictionary. I'm looking for something that has the ability to just download the dictionary to itself. Specifically, I want to download both Deutsch als Fremdsprache and this one: http://www.duden-downloadshop.de/privatkunden/woerterbuecher /duden-deutsches- universalworterbuch-office-bibliothek.html This way, I can REALLY get at my German, instead of using German - English. Deutsch als Fremdsprache uses simplified definitions in German that are specifically for German language learners. Any ideas? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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