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117 customer reviews
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- ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY/THESAURUS FULL CONTENT 250000 DEFINITIONS
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- I have now had mine for over 3 years. Aside from changing the batteries, I have had no problems. My real problem now is wanting to buy a second one to carry with me at all times.
It has been a boon to my vocabulary and reading comprehension. So many times I skip over a word or try to discern its meaning from the context of the passage. With this tool, I can look it up immediately. With a hardback dictionary, it was just too much trouble and I rarely had one with me when I needed it.
Being a crossword puzzle junkie, this is an invaluable tool. Its best feature in this regard is the ability to type in the letters you know and position questions marks to represent the missing letters. Bingo! You have a list of possible words.
The economy may be dismal, but I am going to buy a second one!
- I simply love it.
The only complaint I have is that it does not have a back function.
- best dictionary for your money
- After reading and using franklin products, I have found this dictionary to be more comprehensive in meanings and is by far a more superior dictionary than the franklin. I purchased and returned the franklin collegiate dictionary. It was very difficult to see the screen and after some use, not user friendly nor did it have words that I was looking up. This sharp dictionary is much more user friendly however I must remember to push the super jump button before the thesaurus or I lose the word. I don't care for the grammar, spell, or calculator functions since I don't use it but it is handy. The buttons are soft which I don't like but that's the only gripe I have with it.
- I looked at MANY electronic dictionaries before selecting the Sharp PW-E550, and I couldn't be happier. I am a college-educated professional person with, I believe, an above average vocabulary; however I do occasionally come across words with which I am not familiar. Also, as I age, I seem to be "losing" the meanings of some words I don't use frequently. I've had the dictionary about a month now, used it every day, and have only come across two words that were not included - one of them was related to "new" technology. I write and use the Thesaurus constantly. I noticed some of the other reviews criticized this dictionary because it isn't backlit. That doesn't bother me, because I don't usually read or write in the dark!!
- This dictionary rarely fails to come up with even the most recondite words. For instance, I also own the Seiko Britannica Encyclopedia, which also contains the Oxford Dictionary. I recently looked up "Sheela-na-gig," which I came across in a book by Marija Gimbutas. It was a no-find with the Seiko dictionary but, much to my surprise, with the Sharp dictionary there it was! (I do not mean to disparage the Seiko - I like the encylopedia very much, and it is a great companion to the Sharp.)
During the day I usually consult Dictionary.com for these needs. But at night when I read, my computer is off limits to me because it is in a room which is shared by a beloved parrot, and his sleep takes priority over my "wondering what that word might mean" linguistic needs. This excellent dictionary, which I keep tableside while reading, solved this problem excellently.
It also has a nice Super Jump function if you want to look up a word within another word's definition.
Yes, I am very well pleased!
- Perfect for studying when you are travelling
- I travel a lot, and I was finding it hard to study properly due to not being able to find the space in my luggage to pack big dictionaries. All that time on the plane was being wasted. This was the perfect solution.
-- It is my favorite dictionary (Oxford American)
-- It has derivations of words!!!! (etymology)
-- It is easy to use, so easy I haven't even bothered to read the directions.
- A Wonderful Companion to Reading!!
- I do a lot of reading, and have tried again and again to use a dictionary to look up words I had never come across before, or to clarify a meaning of which I was not too sure. But the dictionaries that had all the words I needed were always so large and cumbersome. I tried a smaller electronic dictionary, but it did not know four of the first five words I entered. I tried going back to the large dictionary, still very frustrating. I came across this electronic dictionary in Amazon and started investigating it. Many good things were written about it, so I thought I would give an electronic dictionary another shot. WONDERFUL! what a difference in my reading experience. It is sooo easy to use - I just opened the package and started to use it. So compact and it has all the words I looked up! My husband now uses it quite often. Excellent product!!
- One of those perfect little items. Easy to use and worth every cent I paid for it. So handy I bought one for my grown daughter who uses it daily at work (so does everyone else).
- This is a handy tool for my students with limited vocabularies and poor reading skills.
- Excellent electronic dictionary
- The Sharp electronic dictonary is an excellent product, and I have now bought four for myself, friends and family.
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- Works Great, DOESN'T Last a Long Time!
- I bought this unit about a year and a half ago, and soon couldn't understand how I ever lived without it. The dictionary is quite complete -- I haven't had to go to my OED but maybe once or twice since getting it. The definitions tend to be on the terse side, but not ridiculously so.
The thesaurus is just okay, but I've been spoiled by my vintage 1957 Roget's, which is SO much better than what they slap that name on these days.
So why the negative review? After a year and a half of being my trusty writing desk sidekick it just quit. Wouldn't turn on, wouldn't do anything. New battery and jabbing the reset doohickey do nothing. Naturally the warranty is only for a year. If this was a $15 item I'd grumble and get another one, but at $80 I shudder to think what my cost per lookup came out to!
Now I can't live without one of these little gadgets, but I'll be trying a different brand. Hope I can find one that's as good as this and actually lasts awhile!
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- I have now had mine for over 3 years. Aside from changing the batteries, I have had no problems. My real problem now is wanting to buy a second one to carry with me at all times.
It has been a boon to my vocabulary and reading comprehension. So many times I skip over a word or try to discern its meaning from the context of the passage. With this tool, I can look it up immediately. With a hardback dictionary, it was just too much trouble and I rarely had one with me when I needed it.
Being a crossword puzzle junkie, this is an invaluable tool. Its best feature in this regard is the ability to type in the letters you know and position questions marks to represent the missing letters. Bingo! You have a list of possible words.
The economy may be dismal, but I am going to buy a second one!
- I simply love it.
The only complaint I have is that it does not have a back function.
- best dictionary for your money
- After reading and using franklin products, I have found this dictionary to be more comprehensive in meanings and is by far a more superior dictionary than the franklin. I purchased and returned the franklin collegiate dictionary. It was very difficult to see the screen and after some use, not user friendly nor did it have words that I was looking up. This sharp dictionary is much more user friendly however I must remember to push the super jump button before the thesaurus or I lose the word. I don't care for the grammar, spell, or calculator functions since I don't use it but it is handy. The buttons are soft which I don't like but that's the only gripe I have with it.
- I looked at MANY electronic dictionaries before selecting the Sharp PW-E550, and I couldn't be happier. I am a college-educated professional person with, I believe, an above average vocabulary; however I do occasionally come across words with which I am not familiar. Also, as I age, I seem to be "losing" the meanings of some words I don't use frequently. I've had the dictionary about a month now, used it every day, and have only come across two words that were not included - one of them was related to "new" technology. I write and use the Thesaurus constantly. I noticed some of the other reviews criticized this dictionary because it isn't backlit. That doesn't bother me, because I don't usually read or write in the dark!!
- The best e-dictionary out there that i know of...
- I went to a store and was able to use some of the Franklin dictionaries...like 11th edition of Collegiate dictionary, the speaking dictionary. I did a search and like some other reviewers have stated, they are not good, for the most part; the speaking option is really not good, hard to understand for that one word i searched. The Sharp dictionay has a better screen, definitely more visible, by far better with the ability to look up words within words, the keys are much easier to handle, overall design is great. I wish they had other books though, like a true bilingual dictionary, or that the dictionary was a more recent edition. Overall this product is very good. I strongly recommend it.
- This dictionary rarely fails to come up with even the most recondite words. For instance, I also own the Seiko Britannica Encyclopedia, which also contains the Oxford Dictionary. I recently looked up "Sheela-na-gig," which I came across in a book by Marija Gimbutas. It was a no-find with the Seiko dictionary but, much to my surprise, with the Sharp dictionary there it was! (I do not mean to disparage the Seiko - I like the encylopedia very much, and it is a great companion to the Sharp.)
During the day I usually consult Dictionary.com for these needs. But at night when I read, my computer is off limits to me because it is in a room which is shared by a beloved parrot, and his sleep takes priority over my "wondering what that word might mean" linguistic needs. This excellent dictionary, which I keep tableside while reading, solved this problem excellently.
It also has a nice Super Jump function if you want to look up a word within another word's definition.
Yes, I am very well pleased!
- Perfect for studying when you are travelling
- I travel a lot, and I was finding it hard to study properly due to not being able to find the space in my luggage to pack big dictionaries. All that time on the plane was being wasted. This was the perfect solution.
-- It is my favorite dictionary (Oxford American)
-- It has derivations of words!!!! (etymology)
-- It is easy to use, so easy I haven't even bothered to read the directions.
- I got it on time, shipping was good =]
The item was great.
Used it for my test/homework/essays
And it fit perfect in my bag =D
- A Wonderful Companion to Reading!!
- I do a lot of reading, and have tried again and again to use a dictionary to look up words I had never come across before, or to clarify a meaning of which I was not too sure. But the dictionaries that had all the words I needed were always so large and cumbersome. I tried a smaller electronic dictionary, but it did not know four of the first five words I entered. I tried going back to the large dictionary, still very frustrating. I came across this electronic dictionary in Amazon and started investigating it. Many good things were written about it, so I thought I would give an electronic dictionary another shot. WONDERFUL! what a difference in my reading experience. It is sooo easy to use - I just opened the package and started to use it. So compact and it has all the words I looked up! My husband now uses it quite often. Excellent product!!
- Very good product. I use it almost daily now. It is quick an easy to find what ever word you need. Even the crossword finder and anagram have come in handy while writing poetry. I have only a few complaints. A light up screen would be very amazing, and there were a few times where I did not find a word but that's to be expected. That is the only reason it has four stars. Other wise even the light up screen would have gotten it six! Great product HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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