Why, because you can't eat the Internet of course!
That, and dictionaries are cheaper, and less likely to crash or experience other technological oopsies, thus making them a more logical option for public places, such as schools or libraries.
They're also a lot easier to carry around, and if you want to look up a word, and you don't already have a computer started up and ready to search, they're also quicker, since you'd have to start up the computer.
Besides, if it's an emergency, dictionaries can also be used as toilet paper. The internet can't. Believe me, I've tried.
This is a stupid question. Because most internet dictornies copy out of book dictonaries. Plus not everyone carries a laptop or has a phone with internet capablity.
and books are easy to carry around
Since when are books easy to carry around? People just don't bring them with them every where. The only place I see someone carrying a dictonary is at school or if they have a job that involves spelling.
The only place I see someone carrying a dictonary is at school or if they have a job that involves spelling.
Those are also the places where one would be most likely to need a dictionary. Besides, do you always carry around a computer and a wireless internet connection? No? Then books are still easy to carry around, compared to the alternative.
Since when are books easy to carry around? People just don't bring them with them every where. The only place I see someone carrying a dictonary is at school or if they have a job that involves spelling.
You probably go to the wrong places.
Besides, books are OLD SCHOOL, DAWG!
Says the Swede.
We haven't reached the point where portable electronics has superseded the book. E-readers are still too expensive for many and the die-hards who worship the turning of pages are still around.
Besides, if it's an emergency, dictionaries can also be used as toilet paper. The internet can't. Believe me, I've tried.
I used my stationery for that.
wht do people still use dictonarys when there is the internet?
To be harsh, people use dictionaries to make sure their spelling isn't like yours.
Dictionaries are still used, they are just in online forms.
It's like asking, "Why do people still watch shows when they can go online?" The question should be why do people watch television shows when they can watch the shows online. The internet hasn't replaced dictionaries, but it may be replacing books (to some degree). The internet hasn't replaced shows, but it may be replacing television shows (to some degree).
I don't get why that's relevant... Should I feel offended?
Oh, and also, there are still a lot of people, mostly older people, who don't use the internet very often, and thus might prefer dictionaries in book-form.
Dictionaries are always a good point to start with. If afterwards you want more information, you can still go online. Of course, when I'm working on the pc, I go look into the internet, but else I still like to leaf through a real dictionary.
because we are not allowed to use a computer at a test, but we are allowed to use a dutch-english dictionary, dutch-german, dutch-french, and some do also spanisch or italian, so...
