Having looked at a number of
monolingual print dictionaries in class this week, I have decided that such
dictionaries are not for me. I would rather use online dictionaries for many
reasons. Print dictionaries in general are not practical. Every time you want
to look up a word, almost the whole book needs to be looked through. With
online dictionaries the word just has to be typed in and the information shows
up in seconds. Concerning definitions, synonyms, example sentences, and so on,
I also prefer online dictionaries because the range of them is much bigger than
in printed ones. Another aspect I do not admire is the fact that print
dictionaries have nothing like an App you can download on your phone. In case
you need to know a definition for a word, you either have to bring the heavy,
big book with you or wait until you are at home to look it up. Summing up, I
can say that I would not buy a monolingual print dictionary since the online
ones are more useful and practical.
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