Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-08 | Page 3 | Just Take My Word

, JUST TAKE Al Y V0PJ) ty Prank Calby Msny readers sak me to" stats in this column which dictionary I consider the best. That Is almost liks asking the old question: How long is a piece of rope? There are many dictionaries on the market. All have their good points aad their not-so-good points. Some are woefullv out of data. Others are not sound an pronunciation. pro-nunciation. Still others are confusing con-fusing and ambiguous because of too complicated or unintelligible phonetic symbols. They come In various sizes from the large unabridged editions to the deak-aise. They range la price from a few dollars to 126 or more. These and other reasons msks It Impossible for ma to say, "The best dictionary is the ..." It would be like a doctor's earing, The best medicine Is . . ." A dictionary should be chosen to fit one's particular need. A. may want a dictionary ss a guide to spelling. B. may be more. Interested Inter-ested in etymology the onrm of words. C. msy need a guide to good FJnrlish. D. may want and all-purpoae reference for school use. And so on. There isn't room In this modest space to go Into all the pros and eons of the various dictionaries. Nor am I subsidized by or obu-gated obu-gated to sny dictionary publisher (except, of course, my own Pro-nuncing Pro-nuncing Dictionary which will be pubhahed sometime lata this year). I shall he glsd. however, to help you select the dictionary that anil best serve your particular need. Wnte to me in care of this paper, enclosing s self-addreaaed atamoed , envelope. Tall me briefly what you aeed a dictionary for. Ill try ! to recommend the right one for ' you at a price you can afford te , pay-. . j I freouently mention "the I elderly d.ctionanea." By that I t 'mean those dlctlonsrles which i hsvs become largr y ousolete be-I be-I cause -of lack of re. Kton. Dicuon-; Dicuon-; sries sgs ss people cu. The American larrusgs ts undoubtedly un-doubtedly ths wo- - a liveliest and fastest changing I 'onane need to have very n.:i e legs and minds to keep tm man the lansu-srs. lansu-srs. Tour old ti-v..!! cannot can-not serve you r-- v In lwl5 It belonra m tna a .tic ilh ths other 1 castotf . thinga. TouH want Mr. Colby's Hat of ths lr0 Enm.an avords most fre-, fre-, quenlly miapronounced, ' C-i. It ; contains many a surprise. For s copy, send 5c In coin, and a ' atdn.ped, self -addressed envriore to him, cars of Tns Sait Lsa i T-ibune-T!rram, Home 8'vioe h ireau, Fait Lake City 10, lTan. I Kfieased by Beli Syndicsts, inc W