Best Electronic Foreign Language Translators
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It's fast as the spelling corrections happen quickly."
"I ordered the Franklin-Spq109 Pocket Speller and I am happy with it."
"Works just fine."
"The clock timer indicating it is working the issue needs to be eliminated."
"Perfect device."
"Much smaller than I thought it would be."
"Even if you spell the word wrong it comes up with several solutions."
"Was good but no dictionary and doesn't help a lot with my puzzle books."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a great tool, but I wouldn't suggest using this while you are trying to talk to someone, because it takes forever to scroll through the multiple tenses to get to the one you want. However, if you want to learn the proper conjugations for future use or for a written assignment, this feature is great, especially for students. Once you select this option, you are led to a handy list of categories to choose from (emergencies, dining, health, postal services, etc). There are a plethora of phrases in these sections that you will surely find useful if you are a tourist or are learning the language. In the main menu, if you click over to "Learn" there are several opportunities to improve your language skills and help you excel in class. I purchased this from Amazon and received it quicker than expected, with everything in tact and working (batteries included), and with free shipping."
"Knowing about this limited life span, I question why and whether a new purchase would be worth doing."
"I searched all the Spanish/ English dictionaries available on Amazon. I enjoy reading in Spanish, but often need a dictionary for unfamiliar words."
"I purchased it for an intermediate Spanish class and it saves time and effort. I have 500 page English/Spanish dictionary which I use frequently but got tired of looking up every word I encountered. I did not choose a talking version because I don't need it and it is annoying to use it in a library or classroom where others are studying."
"This little device enables you to look up a single word (not a phrase or 2-3 words) and figure out the right one from a list of options (rather than explaining the context provided by the surrounding words), which is not ideal."
The Franklin BES1850 is America's number one selling speaking bilingual dictionary, providing instant access to 5 million translations to and from Spanish and English. You can download e-books and e-news from the Internet with the PC connectivity kit (not included), and the book card slot lets you access a library of additional Franklin titles. Hear words spoken clearly and pronounced accurately.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"You can easily look up words in either language, and you can also tap a word in the definition and the translator will then take you to the translation of that word. But overall this is a very good product, and would be invaluable for an English speaker traveling in a Spanish speaking country or vice versa."
"I am a Latin speaker and I know that some words are not the right ones we use (when you need to come from English to Spanish), but I do not see any problem because I know what the exact meaning could be....from Spanish to English I can not say the same thing because I have to trust the dictionary; However, I bought the SCD-1870 English-English dictionary and it gave me all the confidence I needed to be able to confirm and find real grammatical meanings...This combination was the best tool I have ever had to learn English."
"I was debating on buying the newer model but from reading the reviews, I didn't like the fact that the built-in cover and backlight were not available on the new model so I rebought this model. I love this electronic dictionary."
"The screen is exactly like the Franklin speller I had in 1990, with the exception of a bottom panel touch area. You would think that in 17 years of technology advances and such a high sticker price that this handheld gadget would be more like a DS or a PSP--or at least the attempt would be made. When I first realized that only words and not phrases (like "por encima de" for example) are recognized, I was very disappointed. Traveler's phrases are also included in the dictionary, and are very helpful, but if you aren't familiar with Spanish phonemes, you probably won't learn how to pronounce words from this. Most preset phrases sound good, however, with slow speaking and accurate emphasis. It's also very durable, with a nice flip cover--I carry it in my purse with me and play around with it when I'm in the Dr.'s office, on work breaks, etc."
Best Electronic Foreign Language Dictionaries
Franklin BES1940 Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My aged father-in-law from Colombia finally wore out another Franklin that he has used almost daily for almost 10 years."
"So quickly, in fact, that had I not had some understanding of the language and been able to repeat things for my daughter, she likely wouldn't get much out of it in the pronunciation arena."
"This translator would be amazing if it would have the new technology."
"Whether they are bad or not, these words belong to the language and should be included in order to learn it, or at least to know that they are bad."
"My mistake."
"I purchased the unit specifically for the pronunciation of words in Spanish."
"I know enough Spanish to realize that some of the word have translations that make no sense, example: translate fall in love and you get Felony and a book cover and you get: I would like to book a tour."
"I took this with me to Cuba, and eventually stopped using it entirely because the translations were so unreliable, and it made me feel foolish."
Best Electronic Thesauruses
Spelling Ace with Thesaurus, 110K owrds, 500k synonyms. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I like this speller."
"At last a screen with LARGE letters, I would buy this one again,"
"Well, I bought two of them."
"I already had one which I dropped and now it's not working properly so I ordered a reworked one."
"This was a gift and my husband enjoys using it."
"The head of the screw that holds the battery is striped and I can not open it so I can not use it."
Best Electronic English Dictionaries
The dictionary has 44,000 elementary word definitions, speaks letters, words and definitions, has a personal vocabulary word list, a rhyme finder, homophone guide (to, too, two), five word-building games, and animated handwriting guide, protective flip cover, and an adjustable volume control. 44,000 elementary word definitions Speaks letters, words and definitions Personal vocabulary word list Rhyme finder Homophone guide (to, too, two) 5 word-building games Animated handwriting guide Protective flip cover Adjustable volume control. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If he isn't sure how to spell a particular word or just wants to make sure he has it correct, he types it in and is either given a thumbs up or suggestions on what word he might be trying to spell."
"My little girl loves this thing ."
"We have only had this for a few days but it has really seemed to help my son."
"It works perfectly for our needs, he types in how he thinks the word is spelled and the dictionary then gives him the correct spelling and pronunciation so he can be sure it is the same as the word he intended."
"She can read independantly and if she comes to a word she doesn't know she will type it in and the dictionary will say the word for her."
"For a child or a handicapped person like my sister, tho, I think it would work fine."
"a little disappointed becasue I thought it would help my son with his spelling."
"You can put any made up spelling word into it and it will give you choices of words to pick from that will be spoken to you."