<p>Can anyone recommend a good electronic english dictionary? I am preparing SAT reasoning test and will off to a college next year. I would like to get a good handy electronic english dictionary for my readings and writings. If you have any thoughts, please let me know. Thanks!</p>
<p>I’ll just post my answer for a similar question:
"Sure but I got mine in China. It’s named “Comet” if it helped by any means. I used to use another brand in my international school. After I went abroad, I bought “Comet,” which includes both english and french translation. I lost it a year later (I stopped taking French then) and was surprised that I didn’t need an english electronic dictionary at all. Most of the times your computer is right by your side, and it’s much quicker and more precise to search on the computer. I trust on-line dictionaries when im doing serious literature studies; other times I refer to my off-line translator. I do have time to use my old electronic dictionary during class in my international school because it is designed to create a more laid-back environment. We had 80-min. classes which practically includes 40-min materials, but in an actual american high school, classes are tightened-up, especially if you plan to take some high-level courses. You won’t have time to use one as a translator or look up a word in a “dictionary.” Either way I don’t consider an electronic dictionary necessary, but that’s just me. "</p>
<p>WordNet is a program by Princeton (the school, not the review company). It is solid.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your comments! I am not with my computer all the time and most of the time. If I have a handy electronic dictionary, it will help my reading and SAT prep.</p>