Comments on: DotW: Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:44:23 +0000

Oh really? Now, that is interesting.

By: maxiewawa

maxiewawa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:41:25 +0000

A “tranny” is a transvestite! To me and to every other Australian I know!

By: Helen Fields » Blog Archive » DotW: Langenscheidt Universal German Dictionary

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:41:02 +0000

[...] German-English dictionaries were pocket-sized: a Langenscheidt and an Oxford. (Actual pocket, not Oxford “pocket.”) I picked up the Langenscheidt and opened it to the last page of the K’s. The last entry was [...]

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:23:33 +0000

Heh, tranny. That’s awesome.

By: Coloradan

Coloradan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:25:40 +0000

Yes, I have a “pocket” Oxford dictionary of Chinese, and it’s bigger than a brick. Maybe it’s only in comparison to the OED that these things seem pocketable. For actual portability, you want their “Mini” editions.