Du Toit S.J. Patriot woordeboek Afrikaans-Engels

Pretoria, 1968. — 503 p.The original dictionary was published in 1902. The edition was edited by H.J.J.M van der Merwe.‘Simply a list of words like this is of no use whatever’ - was the reply of a Dutch linguist when we submitted to him a proof sheet of this work, asking his opinion on some points. But this adverse criticism did not discourage us in the least. Most decidedly a Dictionary as we offer is of threefold use. Its first object is to assist in bringing about the much desired uniformity in the spelling of Cape Dutch, whilst thus far the wise rule ‘write as you speak’ was applied by everyone in his own way, often not very judiciously. In this respect, however, although having an extensive experience of some twinty-five years, we used every discretion, in giving both spellings where there are good reasons for the difference. In the second place we trust this Dictionary will assist Africanders in learning English: and last not least, it will assist English inhabitants of South Africa in learning Cape Dutch: an object which cannot be obtained by merely using a Dutch-English Dictionary.