i've never brought one before and it's been sugguested it would be useful to the work I am doing at the moment. I'm confused by the many varieties...?
2006-10-13 03:22:42 · 5 answers · asked by wooliesweater13 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
An Essential English Dictionary is designed to support learners of English whose first language is not English. It only has words that are in regular common useage. A full English Dictionary has a very much larger range of words including many obsolete and esoteric ones.
2006-10-13 03:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read them both - it might teach you to use AN when followed by a word beginning with a vowel.
IE: AN Essential English Dictionary and AN English dictionary.
2006-10-13 03:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any type of English dictionary will show you that English (and all other nationality adjectives) start with a capital letter in english -oops, English.
Ask the person who suggested you get a dictionary to recommend a suitable one.
If you're a non-native English user, a bilingual dictionary could also be useful.
2006-10-13 04:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by Antics 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plain old English dictionary probably contains all the non essential words, i.e rude ones like boobies and willies, where Essential English dictionary just has the boring words you need to use every day
2006-10-13 03:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,
one is essential,
the other is optional.
2006-10-13 03:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by mohsinmalikuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋