Along with the development of science and electronic technology, electronic dictionary has been a popular and useful tool in our lives. Therefore, some people suspect that electronic dictionaries will kill the traditional ones in the future. However, in my opinion, it will not happen.
There are a few reasons accounting for my view. First, traditional dictionaries are cheaper than electronic ones. For most people who use dictionaries most often, especially students, it is too expensive to buy and use electronic ones. Second, traditional dictionaries have another value that cannot be replaced—it can be collected into our bookshelves or libraries, but electronic ones will not be collected as it”s too expensive and wasteful. Third, keeping traditional dictionaries has been a habit for many scholars and teachers, so they will not be easy to get rid of it.
Although electronic dictionaries have played an important role in our study and work and we often use it, I am still convinced that traditional dictionaries have its own unique value that cannot be replaced. Therefore, it is quite impossible that traditional dictionaries will be killed by electronic ones.
