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]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/04/dictionary-2/comment-page-1/#comment-145148 Book Calendar Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:02:28 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/04/dictionary-2/#comment-145148 I can't imagine reading the dictionary on its own. Dictionary words are often not words in practice; it is very different understanding the meaning of a word from reading a lot of current literature than what is in the dictionary. Most of the time when I use the dictionary is when someone else asks me for the meaning of a word. I then will go to the dictionary for the meaning of a word. More often, people ask what the spelling of a word is than the actually meaning of a word. I can’t imagine reading the dictionary on its own. Dictionary words are often not words in practice; it is very different understanding the meaning of a word from reading a lot of current literature than what is in the dictionary. Most of the time when I use the dictionary is when someone else asks me for the meaning of a word. I then will go to the dictionary for the meaning of a word. More often, people ask what the spelling of a word is than the actually meaning of a word.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/04/dictionary-2/comment-page-1/#comment-144717 Roland Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:47:43 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/04/dictionary-2/#comment-144717 Clever! and somehow useful despite the clear uselessness of this pastime. (This from someone who likes reading the phone book, admittedly...) Clever! and somehow useful despite the clear uselessness of this pastime. (This from someone who likes reading the phone book, admittedly…)

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