Best english dictionaries according to redditors

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u/sacundim · 15 pointsr/TumblrInAction

> That is, put simply, descriptivists claim that the only naturally occurring characteristic of language is change, therefore, the only naturally occurring characteristic of language should be change.

Linguists do not "claim that the only naturally occurring characteristic of language is change," not by a mile.

And in any case, you're drawing a description/prescription dichotomy that does not actually reflect what linguists believe. What linguists would insist on is the following:

  1. There is such a thing as an empirical approach to studying language, in which usage recommendations have no room.
  2. Usage recommendations should be rationally justified and informed by empirical work on language.

    Thus you often see, for instance, linguists commenting favorably on usage manuals like the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage, which grounds its usage recommendations on careful argument and evidence (e.g., example citations from skilled writers), and panning authors like Strunk & White who tell you to avoid the passive when they can't even reliably identify it.
u/galaxyrocker · 12 pointsr/gaeilge

Prepare to be blown away.

Perhaps others can comment on how good the actual resources are. I haven't used many of them, except the grammar books.

Gaeilge!

So, this post is probably going to be long. Just bear with me.

If you want web resources, there's a few good things floating about out there. First is [Erin's Web] (http://www.erinsweb.com/gae_index.html). She offers lessons, which seem to be decent. I haven't used them, because I have the good fortune to have classes, but perusing them doesn't lead to any glaring errors. I would suggest you start there, as it also has the approximate English pronunciation equivalents.

If you want books, there's a few that could be helpful. [Briathra na Gaeilge] (http://www.litriocht.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=795) and [Leabhar Mór Bhriathra na Gaeilge] (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6407961-leabhar-m-r-bhriathra-na-gaeilge) are excellent books for verbs. The first smaller, and has a smaller index, and is easy to carry around and study. The second is huge (Literally titled "Big Book of Irish Verbs"). It contains 112 sample conjugations, as well as a history of the language. On top of that, the index is near inexhaustible, contain over 3,000 verbs, along with their verbal noun, verbal adjective, and a reference to which one they are conjugated similar to.

For general grammar, you have several options. The one my school recommends is [Irish Grammar Book] (http://www.amazon.com/Irish-Grammar-Book-Nollaig-MacCongail/dp/1902420497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363504088&sr=8-1&keywords=irish+grammar+book) by Nollaig Mac Congáil. It's a good overview of the grammar. However, I would suggest the series of [Basic Irish] (http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Irish-Grammar-Workbook-Workbooks/dp/041541041X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363504147&sr=8-1&keywords=basic+irish) and [Intermediate Irish] (http://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-Irish-Grammar-Workbook-Workbooks/dp/0415410428/ref=pd_sim_b_4) both by Nancy Stenson. They're part of Routledge's series (Essential Grammar, Comprehensive Grammar, etc.), and I really like how that series, as a whole, is laid out.

For nouns, there's [Irish Nouns: A Reference Guide] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Nouns-Reference-Oxford-Linguistics/dp/0199213755/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363504256&sr=8-1). This books is immense, and awesome. It contains a shit ton of nouns. And also a lot of verbal nouns as well as describing how to decline them and when to decline them. It's an amazing book. I wish I had a physical copy.

For courses, there's the simple [Teach Yourself Complete Irish] (http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Complete-Irish-Audio/dp/0071758984/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363504328&sr=8-1&keywords=teach+yourself+irish) and [Colloquial Irish] (http://www.amazon.com/Colloquial-Irish-Complete-Course-Beginners/dp/0415381304/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363504346&sr=1-1&keywords=colloquial+irish), however one that's used a lot in Ireland is [Búntus Cainte] (http://www.amazon.com/Buntus-Cainte-Ceim-hAon-Edition/dp/1857910656/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363504385&sr=8-1&keywords=buntus+cainte). There are three levels of it, if I'm not mistaken. There's also [Gaeilge Gan Stró] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gaeilge-Gan-Stro-Beginners-Multimedia/dp/0956361447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363504420&sr=8-1). I haven't used it, but supposedly it's good.

There's also immersion courses, if you have the time and money. One is offered by [Oideas Gael] (http://www.oideas-gael.com/en/), in Donegal. [Another] (http://www.nuigalway.ie/acadamh/cursai/dianchursai_gaeilge/neachtrannaigh_irish.html) is offered in the town called Carraroe, by NUIG. It's the one I've done, and I prefer that dialect.

Which reminds me. That's another thing you're going to need to know: there are three main dialects, one for each province minus Leinster, and the standard official. A brief glance at the [Wikipedia] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_language) page will help explain some of the differences.

If you want to practice speaking, there's a Facebook group called [GaelSkype] (http://www.facebook.com/groups/GaelSkype/) which does Skype sessions. Don't worry; you don't have to show your face if you don't want to.

I forgot dictionaries! [Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla] (http://www.amazon.com/Focloir-Gaeilge-Bearla-Irish-English-Dictionary-ODonaill/dp/1857910370/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1363505112&sr=8-9&keywords=irish+dictionary) is one of the most respected dictionaries out there, and most comprehensive. However, it only goes Irish -> English. [Foclóir Póca] (http://www.amazon.com/Focloir-Poca-English-Dictionary-Gaeilge/dp/0828817081/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363505172&sr=8-1&keywords=focloir+p%C3%B3ca) is a smaller one (pocket dictionary), which goes both ways. Very useful! Then there's a few websites that help. [Irish Dictionary] (http://www.irishdictionary.ie/home) is a good one, though it can get really, really annoying at times. The same can be said about [Focal] (http://focal.ie/Home.aspx). It's more official, but is really only good for technical terms (like Libertarian, something I looked up the other day.). Google Translate can be helpful, if searching for one word, but I'd check around other places first. [An Focloír Beag] (http://193.1.97.44/focloir/) is a nice one as well, but it's solely in Irish. However, it will conjugate verbs for you, and can find the root based on any conjugation. There's also an [English-Irish] (http://www.amazon.com/English-Irish-Dictionary-Terminological-Additions-Corrections/dp/1857910354/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368104543&sr=8-1&keywords=english-irish+dictionary) dictionary that is the equivalent of Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla.

Whew! I think that should keep you covered. PM me if you have any more questions.

PS: [This] (http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7577625/Irish_Gaelic_(Gaeilge) is an amazing torrent, if you're into that stuff. I personally like physical copes, but here ya go, and in no way advocate pirating.

u/TomMatthews · 9 pointsr/formula1

Oxford English Dictionary https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0199640947/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r-TADbTYYTQ26

Here you go mate you could use this

u/thusly · 8 pointsr/French

I've recently begun to do the same. I'll list off the resources I've come across, and my thoughts on them.

  • Pimsleur French (Audio)

    Great for learning proper pronunciation alongside some basic grammar and common phrases. I am currently using this as my primary source of spoken French, while learning written aspects from:

  • Easy French Step-by-Step (Book)

    I love this book. I looked through a number of different self-study books, and the pacing/order of this one fits me just right.

  • Rosetta Stone: French (Software)

    This was actually my first attempt at learning French. I gave up after a while due mostly to lack of interest and a lack of perceived progress. The combination of the book and audio systems listed above have made me feel more at ease with the language than this ever did.

    With that said, I've found while studying now that it actually did help me build up a decent vocabulary, and aided a bit with pronunciation. If its price doesn't deter you, I'd suggest considering it as a secondary or tertiary learning tool.

  • Anki (Software)

    This is a free, multi-platform flashcard application. As I've been reading through Easy French Step-by-Step, I've been adding the introduced vocabulary, terms, etc. to "decks" in Anki, which I then study until I have them memorized.

    I break up what I study based on the quizzes in the book. I.e., I add everything up until the book provides a quiz about them. Study, take quiz, continue until next quiz adding the newly learned vocab, terms, rules. It has worked well for me so far.
  • A Frequency Dictionary of Core French Vocabulary (Book)

    The authors of this book analyzed a number of written and spoken sources of French to come up with the top 5,000 words used in French. In the book they're listed by order of appearance (e.g., #1 is "le").

    As the book is already sorted by order of appearance, you can slowly memorize larger chunks, starting from the top, and know that what you're learning is what you are most statistically likely to encounter.

    I program for a living, so I went a bit further and bought the ebook, then wrote a script to pull all the info out for me. I'm now able to practice all sorts of things by filtering the data -- "give me the top 50 verbs that end in -re", for example, to practice conjugation.

  • English Grammar for Students of French (Book)

    I haven't read this book, but it's another one that was repeatedly well recommended as I did my self-study research.

  • Rocket French (Audio & Software)

    From what I've read, this course is somewhat similar to Pimsleur French. However, unlike Pimsleur, of which I was able to find numerous legitimate reviews online, the majority of those I found for Rocket French were astroturfing. They've registered a ton of domains and set up fake reviews of their product. Whether or not it's any good, I don't know, as their decision to do so turned me off from the course.

  • To save myself some writing, I highly recommend you read this blog post:
    La belle in France: Essential French Language Tools

    She covers a number of good resources to aid you in learning French. I'd like to single out http://www.wordreference.com (as well as its forums) though, as it has been a fantastic reference site. Easily the best online English<->French dictionary I have found.

  • Another good roundup post:
    Online Classes.org: The 50 Best Blogs for French Majors & Francophiles

    I hope that list is of some help.
u/Siak_ni_Puraw · 8 pointsr/Philippines

From my experience you will have to put in some effort in learning since there are not many resources. Here are the ones I have used.

Books

Let's Speak Ilokano Textbook

Intermediate Ilokano Textbook

English-Ilokano and Ilokano English Dictionary

Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar

Peace Corp Ilokano Free! Also has a great phrases section to get you going early.

Listening

Search Youtube there are lots of songs like this as well as shows such as Tatang Badong ken Kuarog and PTV Teledyaryo Ylocos.
Word of caution many songs on there are not exactly PG and singing them might offend some.

The only other thing is to constantly use what you learn and don't hesitate to ask for the meaning of words. It gets easier the more you speak it. Good luck kabsat!

Awan kas iti sursuro a sanikua, ta dayta awan makatakaw kenka.

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u/BearDown1983 · 8 pointsr/CFB

>YOUR STUPID BEAR DOWN! YOU'RE THE WILDCATS BITCH!

If you send me your address I will buy you this so that you can look up the other definitions of the world "bear".

u/naturalborn · 6 pointsr/PublicFreakout

You can probably find a cheaper one at half price books

u/Bidouleroux · 5 pointsr/Quebec

It will expose you to French and force you to use it, but you won't become fluent in French in five weeks nor will your vocabulary/pronunciation/whatever have time to improve significantly unless you do something pretty drastic.

The thing is, unless you spend six or more months living, working and sleeping in French, immersion alone won't do much. Otherwise you have to take a rational approach to learning and use your five weeks as a kind of real life test or laboratory.

Try this :

  • First, make sure you know at least the 5000 most frequently used words in Quebec French (maybe use something like this and add Quebec slang from something with a word list and examples, like this). Give precedence to the second, spoken Quebec French list as it will be more useful during your stay.

  • When you learn words, learn them with their determinant since you always need one in French anyway (learn "la chaise" instead of "chaise (feminine)").

  • Learn the stupid French grammar and its plethora of exceptions. Just accept it for the pile of shit it is and don't give it too much thought at first. Most of the really stupid parts don't apply to speech anyway.

  • Learn verb conjugation. Concentrate on the spoken forms if you must, they are much easier. What is important : indicatif présent, passé composé, imparfait; conditionnel présent; subjonctif présent; participe passé (usually the same as in the composé). For the future tense, the modern tendency in spoken French is to use "aller", conjugate it in the indicatif présent, then affix the future action verb in the infinitif présent or passé. For example, instead of "je conduirai" (I will drive), you say "je vais conduire", "je vais avoir conduit" for "I will have driven". You can also use "j'allais conduire" (imparfait + infinitif) for "I was about to drive". Btw, "I will go" and "I was about to go" would be "je vais (y) aller" et "j'allais (y) aller" (drop the "y" when making a statement, i.e. "je vais aller à Québec" vs. "je vais y aller à Québec!"). No one says "j'irai".

  • To practice your pronunciation, use some real sentences from French TV (better something real like news even if it's read because it's more natural than most drama dialogues) and shadow them, that is repeat them aloud as the speaker say them, with half a second delay, and try to match the rhythm, pitch and accent (in order of importance). The accent or the actual pronunciation of each syllable in a word in the French way, can be practiced in isolation and differs in every French dialect. You should have already done a lot of that, but if you don't feel confident, practice each word from the example sentence independently before shadowing it.

  • Think reading aloud is hard? Try it in a second (or third) language! Buy both the audiobook and the written version of some modern French or Quebecois piece of literature and try reading it aloud while comparing to what it sounds like when read by a native Frenchman. Or use it as a shadowing tool if you think your pronunciation still sucks too much at that point.

  • Go in the real world and speak some French like a boss (confidence is key).
u/dkd28 · 5 pointsr/Assyria

Another question:

I'm currently learning to read and write Assyrian and I must say that online resources and material are really scarce. As an academic specializing in Syriac studies and with your vast knowledge of Syriac, you are in a great position to amend this.

My question: Do you have any personal plans to create more resources to make it easier to learn Assyrian? Like books, apps, websites etc making it easier to learn both Western and Eastern Assyrian?

If not, then please consider doing it, preferably as easy as possible with a low threshold. There are numerous young disconnected Assyrians who would benefit greatly from this!

Btw, I've already purchased one of your excellent books, Modern Aramaic, Assyrian/Syriac Dictionary and Phrasebook, which has been invaluable for me so far.

Thank you so much! :)

u/afderrick · 5 pointsr/languagelearning

You can always buy frequency dictionaries. Here is a link for the French one:
http://www.amazon.com/Frequency-Dictionary-French-Vocabulary-Dictionaries/dp/0415775310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375190873&sr=8-1&keywords=frequency+dictionary

They are good, I've used them to help identify the most important words, typically they have the top 5,000 most used words. They will take words and assume you know how to use them, so a while the verb to be comes in mutiple flavors in English it will only be indicated once for an English dictionary in the infinitive. I've also found similar lists for free through Wikipedia of every thing written in wikipedia and each words shows up with how many times it is used across the entire site. Its free but you'll have multiple forms of each verb, present, past, future, etc listed instead of the verb just listed once based on its frequency.

u/YordeiHaYam · 5 pointsr/Judaism

This is hard to answer. Most scholars would say that you need to have training in how to learn the Talmud before you can competently study it by yourself.

Having said that, get a copy of Frank's Practical Talmud Dictionary and Jastrow's dictionary. Memorize nearly all of the terms in the Practical Talmud Dictionary — not just the translation, but the meaning and implications of that meaning on the flow of the Talmud's argument.

When learning Talmud, start with focusing on the structure or flow of the argument. The Ramchal talks about 7 basic agenda's that you will find in the Talmud:

1 - Statement
2 - Question
3 - Response
4 - Problem
5 - Resolution
6 - Proof
7 - Refutation

Break the text into parts and find which of the seven each part is.

For more information, see the beginning of my book on the topic.

You can also join my chaburah (learning group) online here.

If you want more information, you can PM me for my contact info.

u/erikturner10 · 5 pointsr/funny
u/Dekanuva · 5 pointsr/halo
u/name_was_taken · 5 pointsr/LearnJapanese

Just find Kodansha's Furigana dictionary and it'll be the right one. They're all e-j j-e, so far as I know. (Wouldn't be much good only going 1 way.)

US Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Kodanshas-Furigana-Japanese-Dictionary-Japanese-English/dp/4770024800

And Arisen is right. Dump romaji as quick as you can. After a while, you'll realize what a burden it is on Japanese learners. The same goes for Japanese learning English. They should switch to the alphabet as soon as possible. katakana-english is one of the reasons that the Japanese are so horrifically bad at pronouncing English.

u/Cayou · 4 pointsr/travel

Books like this one can come in useful.

u/Lion896 · 4 pointsr/genderqueer

I'll make sure to let you know! I've just placed the orders.

http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198612582.do?keyword=compact+oed&sortby=bestMatches

http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Collegiate-Dictionary-Laminated-Cover/dp/0877798079

... The OED is expensive as hell, but this will be worth it. So very worth it.

u/WhatsMan · 4 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

For those who can't draw, there's this.

u/DennisOswine · 3 pointsr/OldSchoolCool
u/Thelonious_Cube · 3 pointsr/etymology

The older American Heritage dictionaries (red cover) had a marvelous supplemental section on Indo-European roots (which were referenced in the main text) - I still treasure mine for that (and other) reasons.

At some point (the 1990's?) they split that appendix off into a separate book.

There's also this

u/cafemachiavelli · 3 pointsr/learnfrench

> Do you have the French frequency list somewhere neatly structured in a spreadsheet or something with the definitions or do you know of a place where I can find this without needing to look up 2000 words separately?

Not OP, but I spent the day turning this dictionary into a flashcard-friendly spreadsheet. I'm still in the process of collecting decent sound samples, so the last column can be ignored for now.

u/GloryOfTheLord · 3 pointsr/languagelearning

Not OP but for your last question, you can use a frequency dictionary. Here is an example for french.. The only problem is that they're quite expensive, especially if you plan to learn Thai, German, and Filipino.

u/G0ATLY · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Purposefully picked this one. Use as a shield and a diagram to strategically bring her down!


I love the smell of napalm in the morning

u/JVB20007 · 2 pointsr/SupercellMake

Hello,
I recommend you buy this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0877795304/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_lnV3Db79HXDAC
It's called a dictionary. It has words in it. So you can learn other words apart from "fuck you" and "bitch".

u/CarpetFibers · 2 pointsr/IAmA

https://www.readthekanji.com/

For kanji, this is a great website - it's not free, but if you're a serious student it will absolutely deliver results if you keep up with the program. Presumably since you'd be paying for it, that might be some incentive :P

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http://www.japaneselearningtools.com/

The above website is based on this Excel macro (it's free), which is no longer maintained but will still be a huge help in learning kanji if you're just getting started.

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http://www.amazon.com/The-Kodansha-Kanji-Learners-Dictionary/dp/4770023359

The best kanji dictionary money can buy short of an electronic dictionary (denshi-jisho).

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http://www.amazon.com/Kodanshas-Furigana-Japanese-Dictionary-Japanese-English/dp/4770024800/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

One of the better vocabulary dictionaries by the same company.

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http://www.tangorin.com

Probably the best site to search for vocabulary, kanji, and example sentences for just about any word or grammatical construct.

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http://www.nihongodict.com

Similar to Tangorin, but just a faster way to search. Mostly has the same dictionary as Tangorin.

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http://www.alc.co.jp/

Once you get more familiar with Japanese, this site is the best for finding examples and contextual Japanese to learn how to properly use grammar and vocabulary.

Hope this list helps you out a little. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or need specific resources.

u/Yofi · 2 pointsr/LearnJapanese

For dictionaries, I'd maybe recommend Kodansha's furigana dictionary, although I don't have a copy myself. But I think it will be great for your reading ability to get used to working with Japanese only in kana (and kanji).

u/jbick89 · 2 pointsr/giantbomb

The compact OED kinda blew my mind. Here is an unboxing I found for those curious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYfHqaKp874

Every English word in one book, for the low price of $441.75

u/CockGobblin · 2 pointsr/videos

Maybe you should buy this Official Oxford Dictionary which contains over 120,000 words!

While reading your Oxford Dictionary, you might need to cool down with a nice bottle of Pepsi Next which has 30% less sugar (than the leading cola brand).

After that, consider purchasing Pao Brand Toilet Paper because you are likely going to be sitting on the toilet while reading your new dictionary and drinking your cola.

u/woofiegrrl · 2 pointsr/japan

I teach ASL in Tokyo and can get by in JSL. There is only one JSL-English dictionary, published by the Japanese Federation of the Deaf. You can read info about it here but I don't recommend ordering it through them - they seem to charge a lot for shipping! Amazon JP used to have it, but I don't see it there now. Amazon US has it listed but it's way too expensive through them. I could try to get and send you a copy if you want - it would fit in a large padded envelope.

You mentioned being on the West Coast. If you're anywhere near the Bay Area, Ohlone College in Fremont has a partnership with the Nippon Foundation - there are usually half a dozen deaf Japanese students there at any given time.

u/chakfel · 2 pointsr/canada

> This is the main thing here. Canada doesn't feel like my country. I don't feel any difference visiting New England than visiting Ontario.

I suggest you travel more if you're able! If you can, go to L'Anse aux Meadows, and Moncton, Sudbury and Brandon, Moose Jaw and Kamloops, and yes even Vancouver and Toronto. If you visit those places and all you can see is New England, then I'm sorry my friend, the problem is with you. Seriously, no rational person can spend a night with a bunch of drunk newfies and think to themselves "this language I'm hearing is very much English just like others speak".

Canada is home to a very rich diversity of cultures, and a multitude of nations (within nations), all with the common goal of working together collectively.

And yes, we all have tragedy in our pasts. We're largely a nation of immigrants. Life sucks, the world sucks, countries/governments suck. You had relatives that were wrongly imprisoned or abused, some going back centuries. /u/Tartra probably has a list a mile long as well. As do I, where my relatives had all their land stolen, and those that couldn't flee were raped/beaten/starved/and killed.

People don't come to Canada to give up their lives of being Kings and Barons in their past country, they came here to start over (Unless you are First Nations, in which case you were conquered by the French/English/Spanish by guns and pox).

The defining trait of Canadians isn't that we all have these tragedies in our past, it's that we move past it and work together to create a better future. I'm glad you're part of it, even if you're not!

u/duckmurderer · 2 pointsr/Transhuman

You'll probably need this too.

u/SF2K01 · 1 pointr/Judaism

You can always join some local classes, so look at your local synagogue and see if they have any Talmud classes for beginners (in my experience, this is extremely rare at Chabad. It's more common at other Orthodox synagogues).

However, learning Talmud is more of a skill set that requires a lot of specialized vocabulary. If you're interested in it, you can teach yourself quite a bit with enough dedication and the right books, e.g. Steinsaltz's Reference Guide, Frank's Practical Dictionary & Jastrow's Dictionary, but if it's something you seriously want to develop, it's best to go to a program which has the goal of giving you Jewish textual literacy.

u/winampman · 1 pointr/LearnJapanese

Yeah, start learning Katakana, then move onto Hiragana. Right off the bat you're going to have to memorize all of it. Seems a bit daunting but sooner or later it'll be just like the English alphabet :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana#Table_of_katakana

edit: as for dictionaries, I used this one: http://www.amazon.com/Kodanshas-Furigana-Japanese-Dictionary-Japanese-English/dp/4770024800/

u/NoddysShardblade · 1 pointr/tamil

Amazon review is pretty bad for this one, but thank you for at least answering!

I've been looking for decent Tamil language learning resources forever. Every book I've found so far is rubbish (totally wrong pronunciation, copious mistakes, archaic formal Tamil, etc).

u/clingklop · 1 pointr/linguistics

I think you would enjoy this book
http://www.amazon.com/Highly-Selective-Dictionary-Extraordinarily-Literate/dp/0062701908

and this bookhttp://www.amazon.com/Highly-Selective-Thesaurus-Extraordinarily-Literate/dp/0062700162

u/wataguy · 1 pointr/books

It's missing The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. I know, it doesn't sound like a pageturner, but it's full of insight into the culture we came from, and the cultures we became. It is by far my most-stolen bathroom book.

u/pagoalie · 1 pointr/learnfrench

you chose 2 grammar book. the second book, the "easy" one, might be too simple for an intermediate. if you want simple grammar drills for repetition, then it could still be useful. for vocabulary, I got this workbook-- "frequency dictionary for french: core vocabulary for learners" by deryle lonsdale.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415775310/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

5000 top vocabulary. I want to make an anki deck with it (app flashcard deck)...... I downloaded a vocabulary premade deck-- not french, spanish-- the deck was terrible as flashcards for me..... the entries were so lengthy with sentence structure examples. horrible for speed drills. maybe there are good premade french decks, but I thought I would start off with exactly what I want by building my own.

edit: fluent-forever recommends adding images and sound to basic anki flashcards when building your own deck. I'll see how my basic cards go first. I want to focus on speed drills and skype conversations with an italki professional tutor. here's fluent-forever's anki advice..... https://fluent-forever.com/chapter2/

u/gigitanaka · 1 pointr/LearnJapanese

The Japanese Federation for the Deaf did make an English dictionary of JSL, but it's quite expensive unfortunately as it's out of print:

https://www.amazon.com/English-Dictionary-Basic-Japanese-Signs/dp/4915675408

It's not quite as useful as a dictionary, but NHK does sign language news that comes with very clear subtitles (with furigana on all of the words too) - might be a good resource.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/shuwa/

Edit: looks like there's an app that teaches some basic phrases in English too. Found it via this Tofugu article, which also lists some good youtube resources: https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-sign-language/ (sorry if you've read it already!) Since the grammar of JSL and spoken Japanese are quite different, the signs would probably be most helpful for nouns and simple verbs and adjectives, but I think this is a great way to enhance your Japanese learning and I hope you are able to continue with it! I'm sure JSL speakers (signers?) would enjoy teaching and working with you too if you have a chance to come to Japan someday.

u/Blackplatypus · 1 pointr/DebateAChristian

Oh, I see. You're actually not here to debate. You're here to preach and then plug Aquinas books when challenged.

You see, debate is this formal method of presenting arguments. Clearly you don't understand. You should check this out

u/richunclesam · 1 pointr/politics

Book recommendation for NoMoreNicksLeft

>sociopath |ˈsōsēōˌpaTH|
noun
a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.

>antisocial |ˌantēˈsōSHəl, ˌantī-|
adjective
1 contrary to the laws and customs of society; devoid of or antagonistic to sociable instincts or practices: a dangerous, unprincipled, antisocial type of man.
2 not sociable; not wanting the company of others.

And again, since you clearly didn't see it in my prior posts

Four comments up:

>Should we end the wars? Yes.

Two up:

>wars (which, incidentally, I oppose)

Further back in my comment history:

>Governance decisions are seldom simple or fun, which is why we as a fledgling society decided on appointing others to do it for us.

(Incidentally, I generally go out of my way to avoid talking about war on here. Most veterans like to avoid talking about war, especially the ones such as myself who are disgusted by it.)

u/MLK-Ashuroyo · 1 pointr/Assyria

>Kibokh mijgolat turoyo?

Yes
>If yes did you grow up speaking it or did you learn it?

Well the two

>I'm trying to learn Turoyo online right now.


Here is what you have to do:
Watch:
AssyriaTV Many good interviews, by far the best channel, good journalism also.
SuroyoTV News / Tebe / other programs in Arabic and Suryoyo Our first channel!
SuryoyoSAT, Live here with other programs, another link with News in Sureyt/Turoyo AND Classical (the only one), good shows on Seyfo our literature and Aramean & WCA propaganda.

Books:
Modern Aramaic-English/English-Modern Aramaic Dictionary & Phrasebook: Assyrian/Syriac: Best book to learn both dialect!
Last but not least, the best of the best:
Kthowo Qadisho bSureyt: The new testament in Surety/Turoyo and Suryoyo/Classical Syriac. Translated by Malfono 'AbdMshiho Saa'di, he introduced a new syntax/Orthography for our spoken dialect so that it's close to Classical Syriac, by far one of the best contribution to our language in the XXI century!



u/redditman3600 · 1 pointr/Assyria

I bought this a while ago. I'm surprised that some of the words I use are actually western (I speak mostly eastern)

http://www.amazon.com/Aramaic-English-English-Modern-Aramaic-Dictionary-Phrasebook/dp/0781810876

u/FronsFormosa · 1 pointr/linguistics

Try to get your hands on a copy of the American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Watkins. I used it as one of my primary references for an IE course a while back.

u/cbasschan · 1 pointr/cprogramming

In addition to this advice, I've found that people who read (and do exercises from) one of these (or one of these) are statistically unlikely to make this kind of mistake.

> xa = (double pow/SNIP/

You didn't happen to confuse the synopsis for an example when you were reading one of these, did you? "Synopsis" and "Example"... the words are so similar, right?

There should be some take-home point here... like uhh... don't stop reading and start guessing at some arbitrary point... or better yet... read; don't guess.

u/Spankwell · 1 pointr/videos

Newfoundlander here, and I agree. Whenever I hear an Irish accent, I automatically associate it with the south coast of our island haha.

We do have some very unique language and terminology though. We even have our own dictionary!

https://www.amazon.ca/Dictionary-Newfoundland-English-W-J-Kirwin/dp/0802068197

u/xain1112 · 1 pointr/conlangs

I'd recommend getting this book.

u/goodvibeswanted2 · 1 pointr/bookexchange

I have biographies of Al Capone, Peter the Great, and Napoleon, The New Ethnic Mobs, Women and Russia: Feminist Writings from the Soviet Union, Word Museum in hardcover, and Created Equal.

More recent: Three Cups of Tea in hardcover, and The Master of Disguise in hardcover

I have others, but I need to look through them and haven't had a chance yet. I also have travel, true crime, and lots of literature.

u/vaderspawn · 0 pointsr/atheism

dude, wtf are you talking about?


ps. here a book you should look over. http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Complete-Reproduced-Micrographically-slipcase/dp/0198612583

u/MortuusSet · 0 pointsr/Smite

>Ads

Short for advertisement, I saw this great dictionary on Amazon.com for just 16.49 if you order with PRIME you can get it as soon as today!

u/Go4Lo · -1 pointsr/chicago

It’s fun watching idiots try to get the upper hand when they have zero idea what they’re talking about.

By the way: [you’re welcome!](Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage https://www.amazon.com/dp/0877791325/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_od60AbRAE12C6)

u/purplecrowbar · -16 pointsr/CringeAnarchy

Infanticide definition
“Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants.”

Abortion definition
“Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.”

Dictionary on Amazon, great read, I’d recommend trying it