Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary !
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It's my pleasure to write a short review regarding on using this small pocket dictionary.
I got it a week ago.
If you're learning English and want definitions which are clear and concise, in a handy - sized book you can keep it with you at all times. It provides you some good features like this: = Over 30,000 references = Pronunciation at each entry. [ It makes a difference. I have other two small pocket dictionaries. They don't give a phonetic transcription.] I 'm not having hurdles to pronounce words. When I learn a word, I can read a transcription of a word ] = Uptodate vocabulary. = help with grammar = help with irregular spellings = many examples of usage. [ It provides you key to phonetic symbols, common irregular verbs and writting spelling of words ] Here a few examples of writting spelling of words The first letter is silent: wh- is sometimes spoken as /h-/ as in who, whole wr- is spoken as /r-/ as in write, wrist kn- is spoken as /n-/ as in knife, know Also: ps- is spoken as /s-/ as in psycology. pn- is spoken as/n-/ as in pneumonia The second letter is silent: wh- is sometimes spoken as /w-/ as in which, whether gu- is sometimes spoken as /g-/ guest, guess gh- is spoken as/g/ ghastly, ghost Also: b- is sometimes spoken as /b-/ as in build, buoy The first two letters have a special sound ph- is spoken as /f-/ as in photo qu- is spoken as /kw-/as in quick ch- is spoken as /k-/as in chorus Remember: c- can be /k-/ as in call or /s-/ in centre g- can be/g-/ as in good or/dz-/ as in general /dz-/ is pronounced as in ' June' It also gives you to pronounce primary and secondary stresses. Could you please me explain primary and secondary stresses.? or just try to stress on that particular alphabet where primary and secondary stresses are marked. Go and buy this dictionary, you'll enjoy to learn new words. It's up your street. At last I would like to thanks to my friend who sent me this dictionary from canada by post. I appreciate your help with my all heart. In a nutshell, you can consider it a micro copy of a big dictionary. |
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| bu- is sometimes spoken as /b-/ as in build, buoy |
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Hello!mohammad.
I'm iranian and I think you are from Iran too.I'm so happy I can write to you. i have been learning english for 2 years and i want to use your advices in learning english. i also have the same dictionary and i agree that it's a very good one and so easy for use. |