Sharp Electronic Dictionary PW-E550 - Manual (Page 22)

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Using Garner's Modern
American Usage
Input a word or an essay's title in Garner's Modern American Usage to find the
latest American English usages. A word can also be searched in the Select
Glossary.
Searching by a word or an essay’s title (Filter search)
<Example>
Find usage examples of ‘that’.
1. Press g to open Garner's
Modern American Usage.
The input screen appears.
2. Input the spelling of ‘that’.
As you type, the match narrows. If the
desired word is found, then you do not
need to type any more letters.
• In this example, the rows headed by
‘ ’ contain subheadings within the
entry for ‘that’.
3. While ‘ ’ appears to the left of ‘that’,
press e. The detailed view of
the word ‘that’ appears.
• To browse contents on the next/
previous page, press } { or >
<. You may also find the Quick
view function useful.
• To search a word in the detailed view, or to search for an item indicated under
the , use the Super jump function.
• Press f to return to the previous screen.
• Press ^ l to list the headings in Garner's Modern American Usage.
• To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new spelling for the word,
or press b or g to go to the input screen of Garner's Modern
American Usage.
If there is no match found
The same view / message appears as for the New Oxford American Dictionary. See
page 14 for details.
Note about entering characters
While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens,
apostrophes, slashes, and periods. See page 12 for details.
Note:
• Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field. When searching words
containing 25 characters or more, narrow down the search to select the words
from the list manually.
Browsing Notes
When the icons appear in the detailed view, a note can be selected and
browsed. For details, refer to pages 10-11.
Note:
• Unlike other dictionaries, a headword with a Note in Garner’s Modern American
Usage is not marked with an asterisk.