{"id":1559,"date":"2010-07-24T10:12:13","date_gmt":"2010-07-24T09:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2014-07-31T22:41:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T20:41:21","slug":"leo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2010\/07\/leo\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo"},"content":{"rendered":"

I stumbled across this Swisscom poster showcasing Leo’s mobile app<\/a> to sell a smart phone: <\/p>\n

\"leo<\/a><\/p>\n

I started using Leo’s English – German dictionary regularly long time ago – in the late 90s. I think it must have been about 1997 or 1998 at my first full-time job after uni. The vocabulary wasn’t as extensive as it is today. And at the time many people questioned and challenged its reputation as a reference. But, working in an IT company, we had unlimited access to the Internet. And Leo’s website was accessible from every workplace, whereas hard copy dictionaries were few and bulky.<\/p>\n

I remember lively discussions with a secondary school teacher for German and English. Her main point was that there was too little information on usage and folks studying English as a second language would be confused and misled by the simple list views. I felt that this also applied to most hard copy dictionaries. Regarding usage I – in turn- recommended Oxford’s monolingual Advanced Learner’s Dictionary<\/a>. <\/p>\n

From early on, Leo offered access to a forum<\/a> where dictionary users could ask questions, make suggestions, improve dictionary entries, clarify usage, etc. And they added links to other language resources. Which indirectly helped me to find a job during the dotcom downturn. <\/p>\n

Well, here I am walking to the office in Z\u00fcri on a fine, sunny morning… just 13 years later… and Leo is helping to sell smartphones:<\/p>\n

\"leo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Related links:<\/em>
\nLeo’s history
\nOnline version of Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n

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