A Hidden Advantage of Paper Dictionaries Everyone Overlooks

Let’s compare two English-English dictionaries: a traditional paper dictionary and an online dictionary. Which one should you use to take your English to the next level? Is it true that you learn vocabulary better when looking up new words in a paper dictionary? Is there any difference? Is dictionary use an effective vocabulary learning strategy? We’re also going dive into both advantages and disadvantages of one specific dictionary: a paper Longman dictionary and its online version.



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The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online: https://www.ldoceonline.com/

Urban Dictionary: https://www.urbandictionary.com/

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0:00 Paper vs Online English-English Dictionary
0:55 This used to be the biggest advantage of Paper Dictionary
1:22 Urban Dictionary & Slang
2:03 A hidden advantage of Paper Dictionary
2:35 Why am I not using Paper Dictionary more often?
3:25 Advantages of Online Dictionary
4:24 Vocabulary learning: Paper vs Online (Research)