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Franklin Speaking Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition (SCD-2100) | 
| Brand: Franklin
Category: CE
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $69.95
as of 3/19/2010 13:37 CDT details
You Save: $50.04 (42%)
New (6) Used (3) from $61.00
Seller: 365USA
Rating:  10 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 2.8 x 0.6
MPN: SCD-2100
Model: SCD-2100
UPC: 084793999109
EAN: 0084793999109
ASIN: B002B3YBYU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary with 500,000 Definitions | | • | Thesaurus with 500,000 Synonyms and Antonyms | | • | Concise Dictionary of English Usage | | • | Guide to Punctuation and Style | | • | Speaks Words and Definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary |
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Product Description
Franklin Speaking Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition,Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary with 500,000 Definitions. Speaks Words and Definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
 Disappointed with the speaking dictionary - useless for bee prep March 3, 2010
Sudarshan Karkada (Missouri City, TX USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pros:
Compact, light, attractive looking, feature rich electronic device. Games, exercises, and productivity tools such as currency and unit converter, calendar, sceduler, stop watch, etc. can be very useful. Depending on the purpose, you may be satisfied with the product.
Cons:
- No accents are displayed to show the pronunciation.
- Sound is muffled and can't really make out what the word is. It is not the speaker problem; sound wasn't clear through earphones either. I tried it on two other people, and they couldn't decipher the word either. So, the "speaking" part is pretty useless.
- The device is supposed to have "Definition" button, but it is missing.
We bought this product to help our child with preparing for the spelling bee. I read the PDF manual on Franklin's Web site to make sure it has spelling bee function before placing the order. Because of the cons listed above, it is not useful for the purpose we bought it.
For the spelling bee functionality, I was hoping it would present random words. No, you have to input a word list. I was OK with this problem - I can probably update the word list easily using computer interface. I haven't tested that, though. The biggest problem is that it will only speak the word - no other clues like origin, meaning, used in a sentance, etc. According to the manual, we are supposed to push "Definition" and the device will show the definition of the word. We couldn't find out where that button is.
I called their support immediately after they opened (8 AM Eastern) and was promptly attended to by a human. The lady confirmed that the device won't display accents for pronunciation. (She said english language doesn't have accents!) Then I moved on to the "Definition" button issue and she said she doesn't know where that button is either. She is reading the manual and looking at the device (just like we did) and she was as lost as we were.
We are returning the product.
 Franklin Speaking Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition February 11, 2010
Jeffrey S. Ho (Lancaster, CA USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very dispappointed. It does not have sentences. The seller mailed in regular envelope without protection wrap.
 way cool January 30, 2010
shawn (Ca, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This dictionary was a gift, for my wife to use in school. She loves it and says that it is easy to use, and is fun. She uses it twice a week at school, and at home when she dose her home work. Great tool for anyone the need words sounded out to them. Good over all tool. Thank you.
Speaking Dictionary (SCD-2100) December 15, 2009
dumplings (California, G.T.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this Dictionary,especially if you do a lot of reading and need to know word meaning.
could be better November 14, 2009
Richard M. Harris
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
be nice if it had latin translation. Voice pronunciation not very good. Should have pronunciation spelled out after word.
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