“Yes, I always have.”
“Yes, it’s always handy.”
“No, I had one and I think I lost it.”
“No, I just use online dictionaries.”
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Comments
RoeDapple 2 years, 8 months ago
Yep! Haven't opened it in years. With three computers in the house I can check spelling or meanings of words quicker than it would take to find the dictionary. It's getting old enough that most of today's vocabulary probably isn't in it.
grammaddy 2 years, 8 months ago
Agreed. Mine holds up the bottom shelf of the computer desk.
xbusguy 2 years, 8 months ago
dikshunary 4 sail...cheep,,,, naevver usedes
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 2 years, 8 months ago
Ever since I was a kitling. There is something tactile, real, about flipping the bible paper pages of a dictionary.
misterlee 2 years, 8 months ago
Haven't seen a need since the fire.
RogueThrill 2 years, 8 months ago
They actually do.
Kontum1972 2 years, 8 months ago
i keep a small one in my briefcase,,,,u can borrow it sometime ...Adriana...
OldEnuf2BYurDad 2 years, 8 months ago
Not only do I have a dictionary, I have an Oxford English Dictionary, complete with magnifying glass.
snap_pop_no_crackle 2 years, 8 months ago
Somewhere I've copies of Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Bierce's Devil's Dictionary. Those count, don't they?
CWGOKU 2 years, 8 months ago
Of course I have one. Actually more like three. What if the net goes down or the power out. I like real books and read alot. I wonder who will be driving the MU team bus to games? Do they have a D.D.?
RoeDapple 2 years, 8 months ago
if teh net gose down i kin stil tauk cuzin . . .
jonas_opines 2 years, 8 months ago
Not a regular one, but I have English to Japanese, English to Spanish, and English to Chinese.
Practicality 2 years, 8 months ago
I have an English to Texas one and an English to New Jersey one myself.
gphawk89 2 years, 8 months ago
Yes. A Webster and an American Heritage. Haven't opened them in years now since everything's available on the 'net. But they're there, along with all of my KU textbooks, just in case... Actually the Webster has a really good grammar / punctuation section in the back that I refer to from time to time. Some of the posters here should do the same (slam).
JJE007 2 years, 8 months ago
Dictionaries are my favorite books. Search engines are fun, too.
WereAllMonkeys 2 years, 8 months ago
Did anyone else notice the "Lack of dictionary to Bug-eye sunglasses" ratio?
pizzapete 2 years, 8 months ago
Or to law school student ratio?
Cappy 2 years, 8 months ago
Yep. Webster's.
booyalab 2 years, 8 months ago
I have a Webster's unabridged dictionary with over 2000 pages that was published the year I was born (1983). It's really cool. It's got a bunch of miscellaneous references in the back, like the charter to the UN, the constitution, and various geographical resources. I've had it since I was little, and I use it too......except when I'm online.
AnonymousBosch 2 years, 8 months ago
Yes, I have at least one dictionary, plus thesaurus, and several English-foreign language dictionaries. We don't really need hard copies of these any more since there are good ones on the internet. Too bad that most people who use online dictionaries use unreliable ones.
"Free" knowledge articles/materials on the internet but not in press anywhere usually means "no one would pay to see it or print it," so we should always be skeptical of "free" resources (I'm looking at you, Wikipedia, among others)!
Starlight 2 years, 8 months ago
I still have and use the 1969 American Heritage given me by Neal and Lulu Wherry. I more frequently use http://www.merriam-webster.com/home.htm.
beatrice 2 years, 8 months ago
Of course. What fun is Scrabble using the computer?
budwhysir 2 years, 8 months ago
A what? I dont print much anymore, cursive is more my style of writting
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