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4914258 No.4914258[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

>tfw can't decide on which online dictionary to use to study vocabulary so i just have a bunch open and it takes me like 10 minutes to decide on the definition for a word

which one do i just stick to so i can stop wasting so much? i'm american if it matters

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>>4914258
>not using context clues
it doesn't matter what dictionary you use, they generally have the same thing with only slightly different phrasing, and the slightly different phrasing doesn't matter because the meaning of a word changes slightly depending on use and user anyway.

>> No.4914297
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4914297

just get a pack of SAT or GRE flashcards

>> No.4914317

>>4914258
www.memrise.com
Get the English SAT comprehensive.
It's fucking amazing, mate.

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http://www.dict.cc/

my fav

>> No.4914340

>>4914317
>>4914297
i dont want to study random words. i write down ones from the books i read and use anki

>> No.4914352

>>4914340
Those would be random words.

>> No.4914382

>>4914340
>which online dictionary to use to study vocabulary

Phrase it better next time then, please.
Also, memrise will help you regardless, since all the words you learn will pop up somewhere.

>> No.4914385

>>4914352
no, because i chose them to study

>> No.4914415

Fucking OED.

Why would you use anything else?

Fuck...

I would suck so much dick for a subscription to the fucking OED...

>> No.4914423

>>4914385
And you could choose ones from a vocab-building program like flashcards.

You don't seem very bright.

>> No.4914438

>>4914423
why would i write down words from a book to study and then go and learn other words that aren't from the book when my goal is to understand the book better by knowing the vocabulary and then re-reading it

>> No.4914465

>>4914438
So you know the words already when you go into your next book and don't have to bother with this recursive read-study-reread method, which is a horrific waste of time (but people on 4chan have lots of time to waste, so if that's what you prefer, be my guest).

>> No.4914498

>>4914465
the words i wrote down surely will appear in other books... and how is rereading a waste of time? i would rather reread to understand a book better than to read tons of books and not understand any of them.

>> No.4914619

>>4914415
you can just pirate the desktop client bro

>> No.4914631

Just Google "define word".

>> No.4914648

>>4914619
Not the poster you replied to, but what specifically should I look for to get a torrent?

>> No.4914747

>>4914631
im getting the exact same definitions from oxforddictionaries.com

so oxforddictionaries it is

>> No.4914938

>>4914648
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=oed+torrent

>> No.4914979

>>4914352
no
no those wouldn't be

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>>4914498

Being retarded is fine, but there is nothing worse than a stubborn retard. Jesus Christ.

>> No.4915086

>>4914988
i'm not listening to a retard.

>> No.4915139

I like Wiktionary. It's not as popular as Wikipedia but is full of dictionary nerds who add every fucking word they can find, making it comprehensive and accurate.