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I would get a big one.

 

I was just wondering about this....wondering if the "big" one is so unwieldy that it will deter referencing...whether we should get a "small" one as well (maybe even smaller than the Middle Liddell) for the quick type questions...?

 

Thanks!

Joan

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Other students in dd's classes (Reading Greek and Intermediate Greek) who initially bought the little found it inadequate to their needs and switched.

 

The received wisdom is that the middle is adequate until grad school.

 

Knowing that she was heading to classics, we bought the Oxford Latin Dictionary when it was on sale a couple of years ago. She still finds John Traupman's New College Latin and English Dictionary adequate and much less cumbersome. Sometimes you can have too much information.

 

For quick reference dd has the Lexiphanes app on her iPod. She much prefers the middle though since she often finds that the words around the actual entry are helpful to her.

 

Another resource that she loves is Nino Marinone's All the Greek Verbs. She says she doesn't need it often but when she does, it's a life saver.

 

Have to tell you, she won the Classical Association of Canada's sight translation competition (junior Greek) and received an honorable mention in the senior Latin competition, too. She was delighted. One proud mama, here.

 

~Moira

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Have to tell you, she won the Classical Association of Canada's sight translation competition (junior Greek) and received an honorable mention in the senior Latin competition, too. She was delighted. One proud mama, here.

 

Great news!!!

 

Congratulations to both of you!

 

 

Thanks for the other info and resources Moira! I can see, too, how you have invested over the years.

 

Joan

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Have to tell you, she won the Classical Association of Canada's sight translation competition (junior Greek) and received an honorable mention in the senior Latin competition, too. She was delighted. One proud mama, here.

 

 

 

Congratulations to your daughter, Moira, on a job well done!

 

Regards,

Kareni

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