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Summary: Ripoff -- or should I say Ripout??
Comment: Pages 17 through 48 are missing from this dictionary. If you buy it, don't expect to find any Dutch words appearing, alphabetically, between "afhouden" and "betrokkenheid." If you need to know the meanings of words within that range, you had better buy another dictionary.
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Summary: Review Dutch-English dictionary
Comment: Excellent product and good value for money. However, a dictionary, given its intended frequent use, should perhaps have a hard cover.
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Summary: Up to date Dutch - English / English - Dutch Dictionary
Comment: Haven't come across a word I couldn't find. All the words I have looked up have a short and clear definition. I highly recommend it if you are studying the Dutch and/or English language.
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Summary: What counts as plagiarism in a dictionary?
Comment: Anne Cavendish, in her review of this dictionary, mentions the superiority of the Van Dale dictionaries. I have the 2006 pocketwoordenboek version of these dictionaries, and referred to it in evaluating this Routledge dictionary. I found that in the first few pages of the "A" section, there was exactly one difference in their chosen vocabularies. The Routledge contained the word "A4" (as in the size of paper). Furthermore, in picking several definitions at random, I found them to be identical in the two dictionaries (accounting for some slight formatting differences mentioned in some other reviews). Not only identical in definitions, but even in the illustrative sentences provided. In any other kind of work, that would be clear evidence of plagiarism. I don't know how one judges dictionaries in such matters. In any case, what matters to the prospective buyer is that on a cursory look, these dictionaries appear to be essentially identical. The van Dale is certainly more portable (with two separate volumes, one might even fit one in a coat pocket), and the Routledge is possibly cheaper. Decide for yourself.
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Summary: excellent dictionary for backpack
Comment: Best dictionary that can be carried. Gives "de/het" and plurals. Can supplement this at home with Van Dale Groot Woordenboek.
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