
The Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (Desk Dictionary of the Afrikaans Language), “the HAT” for short, is the leading dictionary of the Afrikaans language. First published in 1965, this 6th edition has been thoroughly revised, updated and substantially enlarged. The new HAT provides unmatched coverage of contemporary Afrikaans, an authoritative description of those words that are current and relevant in the South African context. No other Afrikaans dictionary can claim such authority.
Our remarkable ability to remember quotes from practically any movie, and our skill in catering to almost any person in South Africa.
The latter is the harder of the two, because A) we haven't met everyone in the R of SA and 2) our personal tastes can hardly be used as a benchmark for things other people may enjoy.
Still, through sheer determination and never-miss-an-episode viewings of 7de Laan, we like to think we hit the proverbial nail on the head more often than not.
And in the almost unfathomable event that we're completely wrong and nothing on our cyber-shelves appeals to you, we'd like to leave you with the following gem from Lord of the Rings:
"Use the force, Harry." - Edward Cullen.