Task 11.7
CD Rom vs. Printed Dictionaries
Perhaps the biggest advantage of CD Rom dictionaries is the quantity of information that can be stored on them - e.g. the electronic Oxford English dictionary as advertised on Amazon hosts 500,000 words. The equivalent in print form would necessitate a bulky and unwieldy book.
This dictionary also carries 2.5 million examples of how words are used which would greatly facilitate understanding of new lexis.
In addition the electronic version has a range of links (e.g. etymological discussion of idioms and words, an associated thesaurus option etc.) that would require in print separate, and again, bulky book form.
Electronic dictionaries these days have search options that can speed up the process of clarifying meaning, investigating word use or origins etc. and are increasingly relevant in a world where hand-held electronic devices are becoming information search tools.
Drawbacks include technological issues: reading the reviews of the electronic Oxford English dictionary, reveals that there are issues with loading the CD - especially in the past onto Mac computers, poor navigation tools, intrusive advertising etc. Print forms don't have these issues.
Additionally, with print form there is no need for a computer platform and access to the internet - something that is applicable to many developing countries. And there is no need to learn site navigation as finding meaning is simply as case of turning pages
Task 11.1
an official who examines the reasons for a person's death, especially if it was violent or unexpected
CD Rom vs. Printed Dictionaries
Perhaps the biggest advantage of CD Rom dictionaries is the quantity of information that can be stored on them - e.g. the electronic Oxford English dictionary as advertised on Amazon hosts 500,000 words. The equivalent in print form would necessitate a bulky and unwieldy book.
This dictionary also carries 2.5 million examples of how words are used which would greatly facilitate understanding of new lexis.
In addition the electronic version has a range of links (e.g. etymological discussion of idioms and words, an associated thesaurus option etc.) that would require in print separate, and again, bulky book form.
Electronic dictionaries these days have search options that can speed up the process of clarifying meaning, investigating word use or origins etc. and are increasingly relevant in a world where hand-held electronic devices are becoming information search tools.
Drawbacks include technological issues: reading the reviews of the electronic Oxford English dictionary, reveals that there are issues with loading the CD - especially in the past onto Mac computers, poor navigation tools, intrusive advertising etc. Print forms don't have these issues.
Additionally, with print form there is no need for a computer platform and access to the internet - something that is applicable to many developing countries. And there is no need to learn site navigation as finding meaning is simply as case of turning pages
Task 11.1
an official who examines the reasons for a person's death, especially if it was violent or unexpected
a person, usually represented in modern American police dramas as brusquely irascible but good at heart, whose clues about cadavars lead jut-jawed policemen to catch devious baddies.
(Clive Parker, circa 2011)
2 comments:
Good one, Clive :-).
Is that a coroner?
I agree with Anooja. It's a coroner.
I like your Devil's dictionary definition.
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