english dictionary for secondary school
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use this lor... ah bear intro this to me last time...Originally posted by wuming78:any other recommendations / suggestions?
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err.. i also know. not very useful if wat i intend to do is to buy someone a dictionary ... and he does not have internet access.Originally posted by Hocklez:
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oic... hmmOriginally posted by wuming78:err.. i also know. not very useful if wat i intend to do is to buy someone a dictionary ... and he does not have internet access.
maybe u can try to ask the popular sale guys lor...
btw wat level is he or she in? -
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maybe u can try to ask the popular sale guys lor...
btw wat level is he or she in?
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but doesnt matter.. i mean a general secondary school level dictionary should do? -
oh yes... can be use one lor, i don see any diff in the advance or even beginner ones...Originally posted by wuming78:sec 2
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but doesnt matter.. i mean a general secondary school level dictionary should do?
moreover, if u buy the advance ones, it can be used by him or her at a higher level. y not? -
Is he gonna bring it to school or use at home?
If for home reference, a dictionary that is complete is more useful, like the Oxford English Dictionary.
If he's going to bring it around ... then you gotta factor in weight because nobody's gonna carry a book that weighs a ton.Originally posted by wuming78:but doesnt matter.. i mean a general secondary school level dictionary should do? -
i will be glad if he can keep it at home and use it! so the OED is good for that?Originally posted by choco B:Is he gonna bring it to school or use at home?
If for home reference, a dictionary that is complete is more useful, like the Oxford English Dictionary.
If he's going to bring it around ... then you gotta factor in weight because nobody's gonna carry a book that weighs a ton.
there are so many different versions and varieties in the bookstores that i totally dont know how to choose between them! -
www.m-w.com
off topic la, but playing with the babelfish translator is fun..almost any bad word gets translated to chinese becomes "BEN4 DAN4"
its at http://babelfish.altavista.com -
Ok, so I am a bit late in the reply.
To know which dictionary to use, you can check out what the school has in its library. I'm sure these dictionaries are chosen by the school for their usefulness, so, it would be useful in your evaluation.
And, erm, the Oxford English Dictionary has twenty volumes, practically like an encyclopaedia, so, I don't recommend buying that, unless you wish to bring an entire book shelf to school.
Not really important, but you'll be surprise that we're not entirely British in our usage. Examples include 'can' instead of 'tin', 'Scotch Tape' instead of 'Sellotape', and of course 'encyclopedia' instead of 'encyclopaedia', etc, etc, etc. We also like to use 'ize' instead of 'ise'. These are American usage/terms.
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