Rett: Thank you. I can always count on you for some encouragement. :)

Bhikkhu Pesala: I dont know why but i'm not particularly attracted to
that online dictionary.

Nina: That's great advice, writing the page numbers down! Thank you!

Regards,
June

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, rett <rett@...> wrote:
> >
> >I bought a hardcopy of the PTS dictionary a month ago or so, but
golly
> >its so hard searching for words with the weird alphabet ordering!
>
>
> It's definitely weird at first, but once you get used to it you might
> start to like it better than the Roman alphabetical order. The latter
> is more or less random, while the Indian alphabetical order is based
> on phonetical principles which make it easy to remember.
>
> A good way to get used to it is to start by looking up words in
> shorter wordlists such as the vocabulary accompanying lessons in
> textbooks like Warder's Introduction to Pali, and others. This isn't
> as overwhelming as leafing through a 738 page dictionary.
>
> Practicing arranging words in alphabetical order can also be useful
> to help get the hang of the system.
>
> best regards,
>
> /Rett