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 - SharpI simply love it. The only complaint I have is that it does not have a back function. Rating: - best dictionary for your moneyAfter reading and using franklin products, I have found this dictionary to be more comprehensive in meanings and is by far a more superior dictionary than the franklin. I purchased and returned the franklin collegiate dictionary. It was very difficult to see the screen and after some use, not user friendly nor did it have words that I was looking up. This sharp dictionary is much more user friendly however I must remember to push the super jump button before the thesaurus or I lose the word. I don't care for the grammar, spell, or calculator functions since I don't use it but it is handy. The buttons are soft which I don't like but that's the only gripe I have with it. Rating: - I LOVE IT!!!I looked at MANY electronic dictionaries before selecting the Sharp PW-E550, and I couldn't be happier. I am a college-educated professional person with, I believe, an above average vocabulary; however I do occasionally come across words with which I am not familiar. Also, as I age, I seem to be "losing" the meanings of some words I don't use frequently. I've had the dictionary about a month now, used it every day, and have only come across two words that were not included - one of them was related to "new" technology. I write and use the Thesaurus constantly. I noticed some of the other reviews criticized this dictionary because it isn't backlit. That doesn't bother me, because I don't usually read or write in the dark!! Rating:  - The best e-dictionary out there that i know of...I went to a store and was able to use some of the Franklin dictionaries...like 11th edition of Collegiate dictionary, the speaking dictionary. I did a search and like some other reviewers have stated, they are not good, for the most part; the speaking option is really not good, hard to understand for that one word i searched. The Sharp dictionay has a better screen, definitely more visible, by far better with the ability to look up words within words, the keys are much easier to handle, overall design is great. I wish they had other books though, like a true bilingual dictionary, or that the dictionary was a more recent edition. Overall this product is very good. I strongly recommend it. Rating: - I AM WELL PLEASED!!This dictionary rarely fails to come up with even the most recondite words. For instance, I also own the Seiko Britannica Encyclopedia, which also contains the Oxford Dictionary. I recently looked up "Sheela-na-gig," which I came across in a book by Marija Gimbutas. It was a no-find with the Seiko dictionary but, much to my surprise, with the Sharp dictionary there it was! (I do not mean to disparage the Seiko - I like the encylopedia very much, and it is a great companion to the Sharp.) During the day I usually consult Dictionary.com for these needs. But at night when I read, my computer is off limits to me because it is in a room which is shared by a beloved parrot, and his sleep takes priority over my "wondering what that word might mean" linguistic needs. This excellent dictionary, which I keep tableside while reading, solved this problem excellently. It also has a nice Super Jump function if you want to look up a word within another word's definition. Yes, I am very well pleased!
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