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Dictionaries
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), with usage of information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, translation, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon.
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Every dictionary entry or grammar rule worth its salt is complete with example sentences. Example sentences reinforce, contextualize, and activate; they inspire confidence, as per above, and keep the learner from making silly mistakes.
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― The Art of Learning a Foreign Language: 25 Things I Wish They Told Me
― The Art of Learning a Foreign Language: 25 Things I Wish They Told Me
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Dictionaries are the record of how people are already using the language, not providers of words for us to start using.
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― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
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