Canon Wordtank IDF-3000

3 comments on “Canon Wordtank IDF-3000”

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   Bennett said (3 September 2003 at 11:02 pm)

   The more I use the Canon Wordtank IDF-3000, the less I like it. The mismatched dictionaries and minimal English in the so-called Japanese-English dictionary are very irksome.

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   Electronic dictionary usage » 世論 What Japan Thinks said (10 April 2006 at 10:19 pm)

   [...] A word of advice for any would-be dictionary purchasers – first note that this survey is of Japanese people, so the ones they find popular, even though they may use the English lookup features often, does not necessarily mean they are best for foreigners. In fact, I personally would not recommend an electronic dictionary as the primary source for new learners of Japanese; they require a decent level of Japanese to get the best out of them, and they tend to be rather terse, especially for example sentences. When I was learning, I found the Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary excellent, as did most of the Amazon reviewers, by the looks of things! I’ve got a slightly old Canon WordTank 3000 which I find very good and easy-to-use, but perhaps newer models will have more expansive dictionaries? Q1: Do you have an electronic dictionary? (Sample size=7,327) [...]

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   Electronic dictionary usage » 世論 What Japan Thinks – Japanese Opinion Polls, Marketing Data and Japanese Market Research Translated into English said (6 December 2006 at 12:25 am)

   [...] A word of advice for any would-be dictionary purchasers – first note that this survey is of Japanese people, so the ones they find popular, even though they may use the English lookup features often, does not necessarily mean they are best for foreigners. In fact, I personally would not recommend an electronic dictionary as the primary source for new learners of Japanese; they require a decent level of Japanese to get the best out of them, and they tend to be rather terse, especially for example sentences. When I was learning, I found the Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary excellent, as did most of the Amazon reviewers, by the looks of things! I’ve got a slightly old Canon WordTank 3000 which I find very good and easy-to-use, but perhaps newer models will have more expansive dictionaries? Q1: Do you have an electronic dictionary? (Sample size=7,327) [...]

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