So do you still use a dictionary or do you and your children look words up mostly online?

I use to always use a dictionary. I always had a small dictionary in the desk for quick reference. Now I find I almost exclusively use an online dictionary...it is just become faster and easier for me to use....

I use the internet, I first tell my kids to sound it out and if they still can't get it I tell them to grab their dictionary, But sometimes the kids school dictionary doesn't have the words so since my laptop is right here I go online

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dictionary, I try to make the kids use it but their teachers want them to look online & research online

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I use Wikipedia and Wiktionary for, well, everything, but I also always have a computer in front of me at work, and easy access to one at home. I was taught how to use a dictionary, and card catalog, which both seem almost obsolete now. Things change so fast! I guess the good part is that a laptop takes up less space than the books it replaces for me.

I still use both, about equally actually. Also, at work, because we want the kids to be able to actually open a book and know how to use the dictionary, I rarely if ever use and online source.

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Internet! Even in school our kids use dictionary.com to do their vocab words.

always use dictionary.com

We always use dictionary.com.... I dont think we even own a BOOK dictionary

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I like the book. I am finding many kids have lost the skill of looking up words and using alphabetical order. I make my students use a dictionary when they are in school.

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I use mainly dictionary.com. Kids are in middle & high school now. I let them use what they want. Their elementary school had them use a dictionary and so did I. This way they would know how to look up a word from a book if they need to (like no power, etc).
Judy

I know I don't own a book dictionary! I did buy my son a students dictionary but I don't know if he uses it or not???

I haven't looked up the spelling of a word in a long time....

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The kids have started using the computer all the time for their classwork vocab. A lot of words they needed weren't in their dictionaries.

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