1 Topic by ShawnBrown (edited by ShawnBrown 2005-01-01 01:04)

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Topic: M-W Mod Idea

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Here's Merriam-Webster's web page info on using this service -
http://www.m-w.com/searchbox/

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

is a dictionary much use when making a post?

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

why not, one can check if words are correctly spelled, or if they exist. (non english speakers may have problems with things like which, wich etc.)

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

yeh a spellchecker is good for english speakers too but does that do spellchecking? or is it just a dictionary...

eg.
One entry found for wich.
Main Entry: wich
wich is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com. Click here to start your free trial!

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

I use dictionary.com or theusarus.com to find my words I'm looking for ... when in doubt ... but I have those + some other nifty tools on my startup page ... so I usually just open a new browserwin if I need to check stuff wink

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

i usually just use google to spellcheck lol

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

Connorhd wrote:

i usually just use google to spellcheck lol

Me too. I also use it as a dictionary. define:word rules :)

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

and calculator...
    *   5+2*2
    * 2^20
    * sqrt(-4)
    * half a cup in teaspoons
    * 160 pounds * 4000 feet in Calories
(examples)

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9 Reply by ShawnBrown (edited by ShawnBrown 2004-11-14 23:13)

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Re: M-W Mod Idea

Connorhd wrote:

yeh a spellchecker is good for english speakers too but does that do spellchecking? or is it just a dictionary...

It does do spellchecking.

e.g. "dictionery"
The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.

Suggestions for dictionery:
     1. dictionary
     2. dictionaries
     3. dictionally
     4. dictional
     5. dicoumarin
     6. dishonorer
     7. disharmony
     8. discounter
     9. diachronies
    10. dishonored

I'm also a fan of dictionary.com too though.

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