10-22-2009, 12:48 AM | #46 |
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Well said, montsnmags, and without any finger-pointing. Especially Bravo for that.
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10-22-2009, 06:35 AM | #47 |
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What an incredibly ridiculous discussion going on this thread. I can't decide whether to award some type of medal to those posters who are so...intelligent as to never need an occasional reference or to direct the posters who don't know of the nook's built-in dictionary to
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/features/ Oh well, I guess I'll do both. Now, where do I keep my metallurgy equipment? |
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10-22-2009, 08:08 AM | #48 | |
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I didnt even look this up in the dictionary, my hubby is a metallurgist Mandy |
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10-22-2009, 08:13 AM | #49 | |
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10-22-2009, 11:40 AM | #50 |
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I would like to add my nod to the PRS600's dictionary. With the touch screen it is as easy as touching (twice) the word you want. With others without the touch screen, I imagine that navigating to the word to look up or typing the word is a bit more cumbersome.
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10-22-2009, 12:56 PM | #51 |
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10-22-2009, 01:18 PM | #52 |
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Well, my apologies if the fact that I don't need a dictionary to hand to read a book insults anybody (which seemingly it does). Also, apologies for perhaps phrasing my opinion (which is all it is) too strongly.
By the way, I did have to look up "obnubilate" tompe. |
10-22-2009, 02:09 PM | #53 |
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My apologies to misrepresenting your husband's profession. I do have a question though: I was under the impression metallurgy was involved not just with the studying metals but also with producing and purifying them (which I thought needed some kind of equipment). I haven't used the word much, so I'm obviously not as familiar with it as you are.
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10-22-2009, 03:03 PM | #55 |
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I just wanted to say that I have a degree in English, work with writing in my job, and I use a dictionary quite often.
Yes, I can infer a word's meaning by context clues, but why just guess? You'll be surprised how many people think they are using a word correctly, but are misinformed. I see that a LOT in business writing. I think it's silly for people to look down upon those that need a dictionary, no matter the book they are reading. Even the book "Twilight" was well-known for having quite a lot of SAT words in it. |
10-22-2009, 04:12 PM | #56 | |
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As for the dictionary itself, I have always been one to infer the meaning of words from the context. Usually have done it pretty well in the past, too. However, since getting my kindle, I've found that I am learning much more from actually looking up the word in the on-board dictionary than I did from just inferring the meaning. Sometimes, I'm able to get a better idea of where the world comes from. Other times, it's a secondary meaning (not the one used in the sentence that I'm looking at) that catches my interest. And at times, it's just a better understanding of what situations it's likely to be used in. |
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