Re: Dictionaries...are physical ones obsolete?

Subject: Re: Dictionaries...are physical ones obsolete?
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:00:11 -0700 (PDT)


> then again, maybe there are valid reasons tech communicators would
> use physical dictionaries instead of online ones. just curious.

The only reason I've heard for justifying HC dictionaries is that
when you look up a word, you can see the words before and after,
increasing your vocabulary.

I for one have a VERY large, VERY expensive dictionary that I found
at a yard sale.

I have not openned it more than 3 times in as many years. Online is
faster and most times, faster is better.

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

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