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Title: Cambridge International Dictionary of English on CD-ROM by Paul Procter, Cambridge, Bambridge ISBN: 0-521-77575-2 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent dictionary, nice CD but...
Comment: The dictionary is perfect! It has pronunciation for British, American and Australian English. It has an extensive list of usage examples for each entry. It also has some sections with subject-correlated words; for example, shows all different cars and describe their names, shows the car parts and some expressions related to the issue.
It comes with a CD that was intended to be interesting, since it has a voice engine that pronounces the words for you. BUT the application takes power from the computer, takes forever to startup and is excessively slow.
In a brief, only the dictionary is worth it.
Rating: 2
Summary: Takes looooong to load
Comment: Out of the three English dictionaries I have installed this is the one I never use. If I run it ocasionally it takes forever to start (on a fairly equipped 800 MHz machine) and it then usually asks for the CD to be inserted (every 60 days, they say). Thats the point where I normally give up ...
Rating: 4
Summary: Exceptional clear pronunciation & Huge examples
Comment: I have purchased several similar products on CD-ROM format. And none of them can be compared with the uniqueness of this dictionary.
The main selling points:
Pronunciations of headwords are really exceptional clear (British and American). Many of them are provided with ample examples to the point that second language learners know how & when to use new words from its contexts. With over 50,000 definitions and over 100,000 examples sentences, it should be adequate for day-to-day reading task. You may use different searching criteria to find specific word. But the search engine is intelligent enough to give you ample related words on its default setting. For example, when you input the word 'dictionary' you got 52 of related words from its outcome instantly. This is a revolution in lexicography over traditional method.
This is not a perfect dictionary and none in our world. I hope in the future edition, there will be much larger headword entry, more learner-oriented features and more pictures and illustrations in fancy cartoonish format.
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Title: Cambridge Dictionary of American English by Sidney I. Landau ISBN: 052177974X Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Practical English Usage by Michael Swan ISBN: 019431197X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: How to Teach English by Jeremy Harmer ISBN: 0582297966 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $31.93 |
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Title: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Of Current English by A. S. Hornby, Sally Wehmeier ISBN: 019431510X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Misanthrope and Other French Classics (Eric Bentley's Dramatic Repertoire ; V. 3) by Eric Bentley ISBN: 0936839198 Publisher: Applause Books Pub. Date: November, 1988 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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