tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post6654716180435808340..comments2008-03-20T21:45:58.005+11:00Ampersand Ducknoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-12414231148938590652008-03-20T21:45:00.000+11:002008-03-20T21:45:00.000+11:00I too love old fashioned paper dictionaries. I have a concise Maquarie, an illustrated Macquarie (well, Izzy's really), a pocket Oxford, and my favorite (inherited from deceased husband wonderfully musty smelling 1932 edition Shorter Oxford (that's the two volume one, in case you didn't know). I drool lustily over the giant OED, but unlike your BB, will probably never own one. <BR/><BR/>I do have to disagree with you one point re electronic dictionaries - since perhaps you've never discovered the truly wonderful OED online? Unfortunately, it is subscriber based, but fortunately we priviliged few (or not so few really) can access it via the ANU. the etymology and quotes sections are my favorite bits (just like in the paper edition), and yes you randomly can browse thanks to lots of associated words in a column that runs down the page. Check it out.Stiffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-77916067262315721902008-03-19T21:36:00.000+11:002008-03-19T21:36:00.000+11:00today I finally got to The State Library of Victoria to see the books exhibition.<BR/>It looked beautiful and the books were thrilling.<BR/>peace and loveBwcahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-73801051735105125672008-03-14T19:59:00.000+11:002008-03-14T19:59:00.000+11:00I have a dict/thes Macquarie set within reach at work which gets used for idle word-thinkin' moments as well as actual work.<BR/><BR/>At home I'm lazy and fall back on WordWeb, a little system tray utility that I found in the mid-90s as it was the only one that would let you add special terminology to the dictionary. I used it as a study aid.<BR/><BR/>I'd really like to have twin sets of Oxford Australians at home & work. Maybe I should put it on my santa list.Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151887649822821299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-38141163421295875772008-03-14T16:26:00.000+11:002008-03-14T16:26:00.000+11:00I have a gorgeous German-English dictionary that I got at the Lifeline bookfair when it was still at Albert Hall.<BR/><BR/>It is ancient - they still have Fs instead of Ss, but it is really nice.<BR/><BR/>Sadly I never use it at all, but I can't get rid of it either - what would I do with it??<BR/><BR/>seepiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-89801562581264030632008-03-14T13:40:00.000+11:002008-03-14T13:40:00.000+11:00I have a bunch of old dictionaries and atlases - the more out of date, the better ;) <BR/><BR/>my favourite mappy thing is a late 40's/early 50's street directory of Sydney. trams! and lots of ads, with 6-digit phone numbers.<BR/><BR/>my favourite dictionary is my mother's black Oxford, I nicked it when I moved out of home and used it so much I had to buy a second-hand copy so I wouldn't hurt hers any more.worldpeace and a speedboathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00735857941964784431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-64665802592408887892008-03-14T11:53:00.000+11:002008-03-14T11:53:00.000+11:00I do most of my uplooking using dictionaries that live on my hard drive: the New Oxford American Dictionary, which is the one that ships with OS X (in the States, at least), and Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate, Third International, and thesaurus (purchased separately but all accessible through a single lousy interface). If I can't find what I need in one of those, then I turn to the Google. I would love to add an electronic version of the OED to this mix.Indiahttp://indiamos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-30159800736157878512008-03-13T20:29:00.000+11:002008-03-13T20:29:00.000+11:00I have a lovely Mac Dic, 2nd ed '92 reprint. It lives on the same shelf in the kitchen as the cookbooks for easy reference. Mainly used for playing Scrabble, but also for other reference purposes. i don't use an online dic (unless you count the one in Scrabulous...;-)Mummy/Crithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08353892248492164501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-13754727763382913082008-03-13T19:20:00.000+11:002008-03-13T19:20:00.000+11:00My family always had the two shelves of dictionary volumes, which I would spend hours flipping through as a teenager. I've only just realised now that I don't own a single hardcopy dictionary as an adult. Quite sad, isn't it? It feels cheap to check a word on an online dictionary.<BR/><BR/>I do rather crave a huge atlas though. Maps are so fascinating, and I could spend hours looking through an atlas now.Poppy Letterpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650683034192766296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-76222737661948735682008-03-13T18:10:00.000+11:002008-03-13T18:10:00.000+11:00We have many dictionaries, from GIANT Maquaries to tiny Oxfords. We use them a LOT, and peruse them for fun. One of my old favourites is Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable. <BR/>We only occasionally use an online one. A good one is the <A HREF="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php" REL="nofollow">Online Etymology Dictionary</A>.hasarderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547856129124479433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-29122263808592866392008-03-13T15:24:00.000+11:002008-03-13T15:24:00.000+11:00I have a two volume Oxford that I specified as a birthday present many years ago. I requested a big Atlas for the following christmas. <BR/><BR/>These books don't come off the shelf very often but when they do I get lost in them. You can never look up just one word or look at a single map.Mousicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063945349373603132noreply@blogger.com