Re: Dictionaries...are physical ones obsolete?

[Erica Bruce <ericalbruce -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I can't speak for all government contractor employees, but I rely on a
physical dictionary b/c I don't have online resources at my fingertips
at work....we don't have Internet access on our individual desktops.
So for us, hardcopy items are essential.

Best-
Erica Bruce

On 7/18/05, jsokohl -at- mac -dot- com <jsokohl -at- mac -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> i noticed in recent threads that folks mention specific dictionaries as
> indispensible (merriam, am. heritage, and so on...). what i wonder is, why
> the need for physical dictionaries when dictionary.com and other online
> resources provide that info at our fingertips? or omnidictionary, if
> you're an os x user?
> 
> then again, maybe there are valid reasons tech communicators would use
> physical dictionaries instead of online ones. just curious.
>

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