Elaine Higgleton, a representative of Collins Cobuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword and Scrabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their game .

• 柯林斯英文词典的代理人希格登解释说，成千上万的纵横填字谜玩家和喜欢拼字游戏的人就把读字典当作一种乐趣，并且以此来提高他们的游戏。