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January 25, 2006

Space ALC

E-J/J-E dictionaries are wonderful beasts but not all of them provide examples of words in context - and we all know that based on the principle of "a little knowledge...." if you only know the literal definition of a word you are almost guaranteed to screw up the first time you attempt to use that word in conversation.  Enter the Space ALC website which has a nifty 和英・英和 dictionary bar at the top of its home page. The dictionary is powered by Eijiro, which means that searches return not only a definition but (usually) a slew of sentences using the word in question. Now all you have to do is remember the new sentence...

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