You already know I love words. However, I would balk at the idea of becoming a lexicographer. Besides, it seems some are more suitable than others for these kind of jobs. Working on lexicography means a lot more than just looking up words. Since, language is evolving constantly, lexicographers need to know a myriad of phonetic rules, among others. Moreover, besides designing dictionaries and adding new variations each new edition,  these experts can even create words. By the way, this time, I came across one of Erin McKean´s talk. She is a famous American linguist and Co-founder of the new online dictionary World-Link. In this particular speech, she  talks about the evolution of dictionaries. For instance, she mentioned that just because online dictionaries are better than paper ones, does not mean they will replace them completely. Both can co-exist without any problem. The same happened with cars and horses. There is a bunch of people who still enjoys retro style. Further, she talked about the serendipity you can get while using paper dictionaries. We all know that each time we are looking for a word in these type of dictionaries, we run into other ones that catch our attention. Whereas, with online dictionaries you do not get that benefit. They may be faster, I grant you that. Though, they cannot provide that feeling retro ones can. Anyhow, if you´d ask me, I would definitely say online dictionaries. The reason why I would pick them is because I like to get the things that I want faster. Not always though, but you get the point. Besides, these types of  searching devices bristle with unique words. You have to compile a huge paper dictionary from various little ones. Notwithstanding, still you would not get as many words as you get with the internet.  There is a chasm of the benefits you can get with any of them. Be that as it may, as Jesus would say: ¨Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar´s, and unto God the things that are God´s¨. Anyhow, whatever hue you´ve got regarding this topic, it will be respected. However, do not take givens as facts, research a little more if you have doubts about something. Just because and idiotic professor believes he knows everything and tells you to do what he says, does not mean you have to foreshorten your learning process.