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Some people believe you can learn how to spell using a dictionary, but unfortunately this is not the case. The words in a dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order, so if you don't know how to spell a word you won't be able to find it anyway. Others believe that dictionaries can tell you the meanings of words, but this is equally misguided. Every word in the dictionary is defined in terms of other words in the dictionary, that is, all the definitions are circular definitions. It's exactly like putting the plug of an extension lead into one of its own sockets in the vain hope of getting some free electricity. What do you actually get? Zilch! And so it is with a dictionary. If you meticulously followed all the references from one word to another you would realise that is is simply one enormous closed circuit. The nett amount of information which comes out of a dictionary is precisely zero. So if you have one of these white elephants wasting space on your bookshelf, I suggest you send it for immediate recycling. It may then become something infinitely more useful - toilet paper!