![]() But ultimately, the choice of which spellings to adopt is made in the most democratic way possible: by public use and acceptance. Webster's 1828 Dictionary defines meditation as: “Close or continued thought the .Noah Webster's famous dictionary, published on this day in 1828, shaped what we now consider American spelling. ![]() Today, I am looking at the biblical model of meditation. then you can press the more key and add a note to the word in order to build your own word reference. Highlight a German word you are unsure about and a window opens over the current page giving the definition and translation with examples of the words usage. the dictionary integrates into the Kindle. Of course now I could look up words without leaving my Kindle. Īfter some research I found the Kindle version of the Collins Concise German-English Dictionary. It would be much better if I could click on a word and get an instant translation into English. Swapping between books, checking dictionaries and asking Angelika was fun for a while but not the best way to do it. This was not a good idea and became tiresome after a while. I could understand the gist of what was being written but I could not read without cross checking with the paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() I discovered that my German vocabulary needed some work. So I decided that I would read Sakrileg by Dan Brown on my Kindle, it is the German version of The DaVinci Code, the story is familiar and I already own a printed copy of the book in English. The acid test of your ability to understand a language is being able to read a contemporary book in the language. Yesterday I told you about German Kindle books for learners, Today I had planned to tell you about another way of using your Kindle, but this time the blog post has been written by my partner Steven. ![]()
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