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Poll: Do you replace your dictionaries when new versions are published? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you replace your dictionaries when new versions are published?".
This poll was originally submitted by Ennio Delle Piane. View the poll results »
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 20:49
Spanish to English
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I don't really use dictionaries much nowadays, I don't see the advantages in changing. Nor do I have the time to seek out and evaluate new versions.
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But I do sellotape them together when they fall apart
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Sara Maghini 
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:49
English to Italian
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I don't use paper dictionaries anymore, and online versions tend to be updated automatically.
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Like someone said, the electronic dictionaries are automatically updated.
I keep a lot of paper dictionaries only as back up, and some of them are old.
[Edited at 2015-01-15 09:33 GMT]
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What is this dictionary thing of which you speak?
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Daniela Melo
Portugal
Local time: 19:49
Spanish to Portuguese
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Not really... Nowadays we use more online dictionaries wich update automatically.
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Vera Schoen
Sweden
Local time: 20:49
Member (2008)
German to Swedish
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I no longer use hard copy dictionaries.
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Helen Hagon
Local time: 19:49
Member (2011)
Russian to English
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My Oxford Russian-English dictionary is falling apart, to the point that some parts are verging on illegibility. It is my best friend, and I would feel lost without it (I probably should get out more ) If OUP bring out a new version, I will almost certainly buy it. However, most of the other sources of reference I use are online.
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Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 03:49
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
| Yes - Paper rules! | Jan 15, 2015 |
There is one 'must-have' for technical translators - Newton's Telecom Dictionary, in its 28th(!) edition. Just $28.93 in Amazon.
And, it's always a joy to bump into yet another of Harry Newton's personal off-the-cuff comments in what could be very terse technical descriptions. Enjoy!
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[Edited at 2015-01-16 01:12 GMT]
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Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 20:49
Italian to English
In memoriam | There are dictionaries and dictionaries | Jan 15, 2015 |
Online resources may have replaced a lot of paper dictionaries but not all of them, particularly the ones that are out of print. Since these also tend to be the ones that get most usage, it's sometimes worth getting them rebound.
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Tansy Tazewell
Germany
Local time: 20:49
Member (2008)
German to English
I always buy the updates of my automotive dictionary as technology changes a lot in the car industry.
And I've just been forced to update my general German/English dictionary after an operating system upgrade as the old CD no longer runs on my new OS. Very annoying though as it was only available as a download with one licence which means that I have to buy it twice if I want to use it on my laptop as well.
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 20:49
Member (2009)
English to German
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My dictionaries have served me well, especially the Brandtstetter Technical Dictionaries. Any term I cannot find in them, I have several online dictionary but a mouse click away, where I can find it.
[Edited at 2015-01-15 14:42 GMT]
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maryblack
United States
Local time: 13:49
Member (2013)
Spanish to English
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| Don't want to lose my annotations! | Jan 15, 2015 |
Not only do I primarily use online dictionaries these days, my paper Catalan-English dictionary has a wealth of annotations of terms or usages that I have discovered - with effort - over the years that I wouldn't want to lose. They're almost an artifact of my translation history by now...
[Edited at 2015-01-15 17:07 GMT]
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Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:49
Hebrew to English
If they have a nicer cover.
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