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Polyglot Dictionaries (was Yepyep YHL)

From:Jim Hopkins <espero9@...>
Date:Sunday, October 22, 2000, 19:55
The polyglot dictionaries I have come across are the following, both
basically euro-centric:

"The International Dictionary. The Words You Need In 21 Languages" (Carol
Publishing Group 1962, 1990, 1995 editions; comp. H. L. Ouseg; 1170 words;
333 pp).

(Tá Dazhemskáit Gadansál.  Tá Gadanú Kiinovó Tunkiyáre Kári 21 Sholín).

It includes:  Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian,
Italian, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Slovak, Spanish,
Swedish, Turkish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian. And of course English.

(Lugavyára:  Chékhi, Dáni, Nederlándi, Suomíi, Frántsi, Germáni,  Hungári,
Itáli, Kroáti, Norvégi, Póli, Portugáli, Rumáni, Slováki, Hispáni, Svédi,
Túrki, Rúsi, Sérbi, Ukráyni.  Véy daeshkízhe, Anglíi.)

The other is:  "The Concise Dictionary of 26 Languages In Simultaneous
Translation" (Signet Reference Book, 1998 comp. Peter M. Bergman: 1000 words;
408 pp)

(Tá Púdjit Gadansál 26 Sholárun Peltantoízhe Tarumívi")

It includes:  English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian,
German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian,
Hungarian, Finnish, Turkish, Indonesian, Swahili, Esperanto, Russian, Greek,
Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese.)

(Lugavyára:  Anglíi, Frántsi, Hispáni, Itáli, Portugáli, Rumáni, Germáni,
Nederlándi, Svédi, Dáni, Norvégi, Póli, Chékhi, Serbkroáti, Hungári, Suomíi,
Túrki, Indonezíi, Svahilíi, Esperánti, Rúsi, Heléni, Arábi, Ibraníi, Yídi,
Yapáni.)

These books are interesting but I have found errors.  I am also quite
astonished by the choice of words included.

(Iíd fereshú chipyáren rúzay fedjukayovó zhanávit onyáru.  Prúndji, tá
kelékay tá lugavírit gadanárun páshni katsalyíru!)

Jim H
Tá Druntán