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Desktop design with large 8-line screen displaying over 120,000 words and speaking full definitions; expandable book card slot, grammar guide, SAT word list, LEARNables, and games
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Anyone in business, writers, travelers, and students will value the Franklin MWS-1840 Speaking Merriam-Webster handheld electronic dictionary. Never again face the embarrassing moment when you realize you have mispronounced a word in conversation. For finding words instantly, Franklin offers the MWS-1840 speaking electronic dictionary and thesaurus with an eight-line display, 120,000 words, 300,000 definitions, and a phenomenal 500,000 thesaurus entries. At the press of a few buttons, you can peruse definitions, synonyms, and antonyms and explore related words and hear them pronounced.
Efficient and accurate, at a light 0.8 pounds the MWS-1840 is easy to carry around and incredibly convenient to use. The touch of a few buttons reveals just the right word, plus several practical options accompanied by proper pronunciation. The eight-line display expands clarity of each entry. While the MWS-1840 is a spell checker comparable with more complicated electronic dictionaries, it also offers unique features to facilitate finding a word you aren't sure of how to spell and to improve your spelling and vocabulary by using Franklin's LEARNables.
The Franklin MWS-1840 Speaking Merriam-Webster is a dictionary that everyone can use as a reference tool, to expand vocabulary, as an academic or business tool, and, remarkably, for fun. Of particular benefit to students are the Scholastic Assessment Test word list and tools to create a personalized study list of words. Anyone who writes will benefit from the grammar guide with its reliable compendium and comprehensive outline of English grammar. Enjoy playing one of 10 amusing and diverting games while improving your spelling and vocabulary.
In school and in business, precise spelling and appropriate word usage reflect favorably on your preparation and presentation. With the MWS-1840 your command of English and the breadth of your lexicon will be noticeably enlarged. For common English usage, you can hardly find a better portable resource.
Dean K. Santner
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024
Scratched surfaces. No instructions or use advice. Battery contacts needed cleaning for this device to work.
Charles
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
It works well. Easy to use for one of any age.
Susan Wilhelm
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2023
I am glad I found one! I wish they still made these. They are perfect for my classroom.
Placeholder
Reviewed in India on March 29, 2017
Overall product construction is not sturdy. Battery compartment cover and moe importantly the on/off button are flimsy.
Blacksheep 5
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015
Keys stick after awhile.
buyer
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013
I tutor an adult student in reading. She most needs to build vocabulary and this helps her learn words. She likes it very much because it pronounces the words for her. I think it could be a clearer voice but she nevertheless has found it very helpful. The battery casing is poorly designed, hard to close.
M. Gallagher-jones
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2012
We wanted a speaking dictionary to teach a blind person how to spell. This is no good. If he could see to read the screen he wouldn't need a talking one.
F. W. King
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2009
My wife bought this same model dictionary about 10 years ago. We have both found it very useful and reliable. We purchased this one for our grandson based on our good experience with the previous one...which still works just fine. He is really thrilled with it and has been showing me some of the capabilities like the "learn" color key feature to list new words learned. The "say" feature is very helpful to him to get the correct pronunciation when he encounters a new word. I find it much quicker for myself that getting the Webster out of the bookcase or looking it up on Google.
Nina "Froggy" Vlanin
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2009
I ordered this item because my father has one that he had bought over 20 years ago and which is still going strong today - I think it still has the original batteries in it! So I thought I'd get a new Franklin electronic dictionary with the "speaking" feature. Like always with Amazon, the ordering and shipping processes were a breeze, my new dictionary arrived promptly and I was eager to put it through its paces. I was extremely disappointed with my purchase. First, the "speaking" feature is an absolute joke, with every word sounding like incomprehensible gibberish. The buttons are small and awkward to operate, and finally the unit just plain quit working after a few minutes. The unit promptly went back into its box and shipped back to Amazon for an immediate refund, so at least no money was lost in the transaction. But what happened to Franklin in the intervening 20 years to cause this precipitous drop in product quality? Outsourcing? Whatever it is, I can not recommend this product to anyone. Amazon, on the other hand, shines as always.
Karen L. Vandusen
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2000
When I bought this dictionary, I wasn't sure that I'd really ever use it. Not only do I use it, but now everyone in my family uses it! The family also likes the thesaurus. As an added bonus, this little dictionary is easy to carry with you.Our paper dictionary sits in the corner gathering dust. We only use it for place names and famous people's names, which the electonic dictionary seems to have in short supply.I highly recommend the Franklin dictionary.
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