Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!main.morris.org!main.morris.org!BHARRISON Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: Dictionary Searches Message-ID: <1994Mar2.224907.440@main.morris.org> From: bharrison@main.morris.org (Bill Harrison, Parsippany Library) Date: 2 Mar 94 22:49:06 -0500 Reply-To: bharrison@main.morris.org References: Distribution: alt Organization: Morris Automated Information Network Nntp-Posting-Host: main.morris.org Lines: 26 In article , John Blundell writes: >In-Reply-To: joblunde.GB's message of 02-28-94 16:21 > >Steven Domingue writes - > >-Hi. Is anyone aware of a CD-ROM dictionary that will allow a person to >-perform searches such as "list all words that end in 'tion'" or "list >-all words that have 'oi' in the last syllable". I realize that this is a >-strange thing to do but it would really help out English and reading >-teachers. Thank you. > >According to the glossy brochure, in front of me, from Oxford University Press, >you may use the wildcards * and ? to search for words in the Concise Oxford >Dictionary, Electronic Edition. This is available on CDROM and floppy. Their >phone is +44 865 267979 and fax is +44 865 267990. Hope this helps. I have the American Heritage Dictionary on my hard disk and *tion and oi? got hundreds of matches. I assume that the CD-ROM version would do the same. It and the Random House on CD-ROM which now gets the best reviews also says it will do this. Both are around $100. Bill Harrison Head of Reference bharrison@main.morris.org Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ) Public Library Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights. Bob Marley