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Summary: My digital helper
Review: I have had this apparatus for two weeks and i love it. i have owned 3 electronic dictionaries before, all by Franklin and this one blows them all away. First of all those that say the screen is small probably have never had a pocket sized electronic dictionary before, like i said i've had several and this one has the biggest screen for its size that i have seen yet. For those that say the words are to small, go to the settings in "menu" and make the words bigger and finally for those that complain about the the buttons being to small , go buy a laptop, you cannot have a compact device with big buttons, i am 6' tall 250lbs and my fingers do not have a problem with this device. My only problem with this device is the price. In this day in age our technology is more than sufficiently advanced to make this product at a much cheaper price($99.99 + TAX), of-course they will take advantage of the fact that nothing out there even comes close.
I hope this helps.
UPDATE!!! It has now been a month and a half and i still love it; so far i have not yet typed in a word that it has not been able to find, and i use it ALOT.
CYA-OOOPS, i mean SEE YOU. HEHE
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Summary: Portable, instant, and lots of definitions- Dictionary!
Review: 1. Very good LCD.
2. Beautiful keys layouts.
3. Mispelled words are corrected. No need to type the word correctly. This is the best feature I like, because it saves me time and energy. As long as it spelled as it is pronounced, the computer will give you choice of words.
4. Looking for sets of words, just press * plus the starting or ending of the word and you will get list of them. (example: *ile, will give you words from agile to exile!
5. It pronounces the word.
6. Very handy tool and lots of clear, down-to-earth definitions.
7. Very good gift for those who like to read, write, study, or just have fun with words. Remember words have power!
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Summary: It's very simple
Review: A.Multiple option in one word when apply.
B.Very Friendly to use.
C.Excelent tool to improve english.
d.Easy to carry up.
e.Totally reliable.
f.A friend proved it and five minutes later he bouhgt it
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing and misleading E-dictionary
Review: Although the product description says on amazon.com it is "Accurate Pronunciation", the speaking of a word is not clear or even it is not accurate at all. For example, the pronucation of "quantitate" is wrong. It is misleading. English is my second language. I am very disappointed about the dictionary because I wish I could use the speaking function to improve my pronunciation. Otherwise, I might have a much cheaper one without speaking function. I think the product defective. I brought it for my wife as her graduate gift. I am asking for full refund.
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Summary: Electronic Dictionary Done Right!
Review: Can't say enought good things about this Electronic Dictionary. I've been waiting for them to get it right and they succeeded! Highly recommended. I keep it nearby while reading and use it all the time.... this one won't sit in your drawer... it's actually useful. Has a great screen that is very close to an actual dictionary entry. Kudos, Franklin... you did a great job on this one! Thought it was a little expensive until I started to use it, now I think it was a bargain!
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Summary: Attention! Make Sure You Buy the Right Model.
Review: First of all, let me warn you. There are at least two models of Franklin-Merriam Webster's Dictionary. The cheap one (list price $59.99) is worth less than $20. The expensive one (list price $99.99) is worth $300 or more. The cheap model is a VERY bad deal for two reasons:
(1) The display is very difficult to read (even configured with large type size).
(2) It is lacking in vocabulary. What is the point of carrying along a dictionary that ignores the meaning of 100,000 words? The expensive model is a wonderful deal for several reasons:
(1)The display is excellent even in the small print size. I spend hours playing games and my eyes don't get strained.
(2)It has twice the vocabulary of the cheaper model (200,000 words) and it pronounces the words.
(3)It has several powerful dictionary and thesaurus tools and a cornucopia of extra features laid out in a very friendly interface.
(4)It has several Learning Tools, including the SAT word list, flashcards, speaking spelling bee and a grammar guide.
(5)You can add words to the dictionary if you want to. It also accepts book cards.
(6)After looking up a word in the dictionary, you can add it to your personal list and review it as a flash card. What a great idea!
(7)It has 12 educational vocabulary games that are a lot of fun. Each game has five levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, expert and wizard. You can also configure the games to use only the SAT vocabulary.
(8)It also has a calculator, metric converter, a clock and a databank. Each one of the extras is easy to find and yet do not compete with the dictionary. Every time you turn the machine on it works by default as a dictionary. Perfect! OK folks, now the bad news. While the cheap model is easy to find, you won't find the expensive model in most computer stores, even the large ones. So most customers end up buying the wrong model, like I did. For some reason, most shop owners do not leave expensive electronic products on display. If the machine costs around 100 dollars, they hide it in a secret chamber. I bought the cheap model because it was the only one I could find. Later on I ordered the top Franklin model from Amazon. All Franklin models have a similar name. I noticed that some Amazon reviewers who gave this product a low rating were actually writing about a different model. So don't get yourself confused. Make a note of the full name of the top model: Franklin Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 11th edition Speaking.
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Summary: Only one problem with the Franklin Speaking Dictionary
Review: I agree with all of the positive feedback on the speaking dictionary, but in addition I have one wish-list item. I wish some of the definitions were broader.
Example: pe.jo.ra.tive noun (1882): a pejorative word or phrase
I wish the speaking dictionary would have added an adjective definition.
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Summary: Not as great as I thought...
Review: I bought this product to send it oversea for my niece. Every
thing is great except the speaking part. My purpose of getting
this dictionary is to have the speaking function so my niece
can learn how to speak as well. But it's a big dissapointment
because the speaking part is not clear and confused (ie: if you
check "feign" it speaks like "thing"). Since I already openned
the box I couldn't return it. It costs me $96.94 but I can get
other dictionary product without speaking function with much
lower price.
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Summary: Extremelly useful!
Review: I got this device as a dictionary book replacement so I can take it with me everywhere. It excedeed all my expectations. The number of words is astonishing. The keys on keyboard, although small, are up to the job. It also includes the voice pronunciation for all the words. The pleasant surprise was the presense of other features, some are useful, some not. For example, it provides words synonyms, antonyms and other related words. It provides correction for misspelled words: in many cases it gives a choice of a few corrections. You can store the words you were interested in. The device also contains various games and other simple programs, such as calculator, currency converter, etc. My only complaint is the size of the screen, which is not very big. Very often the information fills more than one screen so you have to scroll it. The scrolling mechanism is not the most convenient one. I would imagine something like Apple iPod has would be better. But for this price you probably cannot get anything better. All in all it is a portable dictionary that works very well.
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Summary: Writer
Review: I have an old speller thats just WAR out.
Its been a great product all theses years.(15)years
Thanks Franklin. Its starting to have lines in the window and i can't see the words. Jim
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