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> What is the point in memorising a dictionary This isn't too different from quiz shows, I guess, although information from those tend to be more applicable.
by Cpoll 7y ago
> What is the point in memorising a dictionary
This isn't too different from quiz shows, I guess, although information from those tend to be more applicable.
It's also probably a bit of an oversimplification to call it memorizing a dictionary, some of the learning strategy involves understanding the rules of multiple languages, their root words, word etymologies, etc.
- oneplane 7y agoI suppose applicable was the word I was looking for. The parallel I was aiming at was the one where a well known scientist said he wasn't interested in memorising facts (in this case mathematical constants) from a book because that's what the book was for.