Ivan
Day 13/30 Hi everyone! Today I want to write about the important theme for a lot of people, especially for people who learn foreign languages. I want to write about dictionaries. I think they could be very helpful for everyone and sometimes it is even quite interesting to read them. I have some dictionaries like English-Russian, German-Russian, a dictionary of Russian synonims, an explanatory dictionary, a dictionary of Russian words with the alien origin... And my favourite dictionary is a etymological dictionary. It is about origin of the words and why our words are such. I think it is very interesting! And one of the most important dispute of our time is 'can online dictionaries replace paper dictionaries?' To be honest, I haven't a difinite answer. For example, I think the online translators could be more quick and more comfortable but sometimes they can't give you the full information like past forms of the verbs or all meaning of the word. And what do you think? What do you prefer, online or paper dictionaries? Which dictionaries do you have? Which online translators do you guess the best? PS: There are some of my dictionaries (but not all!) :)
Dec 13, 2020 8:59 PM
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I prefer an online dictionary Why? Most of them have a recording function, and when I listen to a new word, especially in the podcast, I am able to say it, but I do not find it in the dictionary because I can not write it. Especially in English. When I identify a word, I go to the Oxford or Cambridge web dictionary and they are very complex tools that can replace a printed dictionary. PS: Owning an old dictionary is something else. I'm rooting for books.
December 17, 2020
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I think you're incredible. You have such a big collection of dictionaries. It depends on the word (to prefer only one is quite difficult).If I answered the 3rd question you will make fun of me. I use Google translator mostly but sometimes it really gives me heart attack for the meaning of some sentences.
December 14, 2020