Task 6. Vera Murashova


Hello everyone!

I am very glad to see you in my blog again!

Today I’m going to speculate about dictionaries.

For us, linguists, it might be a very topical issue about what dictionaries are the most convenient and useful. We always search new words to make our speech more interesting and lively, we are to find appropriate translations of different words to understand the meaning of an unknown phrase or a sentence, and, of coarse, dictionaries are the best helpers for us when we write issues. That’s why I’ve decided to share with you my favorite ones.

The first one is the Oxford Dictionary of English. It is accepted as one of the highest authorities in the study of English language. For more than 150 years this dictionary has been being developed by lots of famous linguists. It contains about 350 000 words, which helps to reflect all the richness of the English language. I think that there are enough reasons to trust it. Moreover, there is a very convenient app for all the people who do not like paper dictionaries.


The second one is the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. I find it very useful for understanding the full definition of any English word. And what’s interesting in the app of this dictionary there is a very convenient function-audio pronunciations, for me listening audios is the best way to remember new words.

The next one is not a dictionary, but it also can very useful and convenient for me – the Google Translator. It is useful when you need to find definition very quickly, for example, when you cannot remember a word while speaking with a foreigner. However, you should be very attentive with this translator, because sometimes it can give an incorrect translation.
To sum up, I hope it was interesting for you to read. Please, share your ideas about this topic with me and write what dictionaries do you use. 
P.S. May be I am an old-fashioned girl and there are new dictionaries that I don't know about.


Comments

  1. Natalia EydelmanNovember 14, 2018 at 2:24 PM

    Hello Vera,

    Thanks for sharing the information about your favourite dictionaries. Your explanation about when you use which of them when is quite helpful. Thanks. But I have a couple of questions:

    Do you consider Google Translator a dictionary? You're quite right to mention that it should be used with caution for the reason you point out but surely it's useful when you need to know some word's equivalent quickly. Can you explain the steps you take after you've used the Google Translator?
    How do you decide which of

    ***this dictionary has been being developed

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