Fun with the Dictionary

Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 19:37 | Category : Random Things
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I am a frequent user of Merriam-Webster Online. Fortunately for me, Firefox allows one to add Merriam-Webster to the search bar.

You just type the word you want to look up into the search bar of the browser, making sure to choose “Webster” from the drop-down menu, and it takes you to the word’s page on m-w.com.

Very cool.

I use this feature multiple times a day, so I thought it would be fun to highlight some of the words I look up. Yes, I know that I am kind of a dork if I really consider dictionary use fun.

Today, I checked to see if I was using the right word from the pair decent and descent. I sometimes mix them up. In this case, I was using the right one, but it is always better to check before using the wrong word, say on my blog or in a comment on someone else’s blog.

2 Comments for “Fun with the Dictionary”

  1. 1Dana

    I knew there was a reason I liked you so much. I thought I was the only one who could pick up a dictionary to look up a word and actually lose track of time reading entry after entry.

    Except we use Webster’s 1828, also available online!

  2. 2Anonymous

    Webster’s 1828?? I guess if you never need to look up new words like airplane or automobile or toaster or electricity…

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