Post by Admin on Aug 8, 2004 4:09:12 GMT -5
Joi said:
Many people like onelook.com, but I find I prefer this:
www.thefreedictionary.com/
It's an "English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!"
You can add it to IE so that it is accessible through the right click options.
[Huh? Highlight some text on a Web page, right click your mouse. Depending on what programs you have installed, you may have options to Google search that term, look it up on Yahoo, check the Merriam-Webster dictionary, or do lots more things, as well as use cut, copy, and paste commands. Very handy quick access to these features.]
Do you like really obscure words? Look here:
www.kokogiak.com/logolepsy/
"Welcome to Luciferous Logolepsy, a collection of over 9,000 obscure english words. Though the definition of an "english" word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, derivative, archaic or abandoned words in what we loosely define as the "English Language", that a clear-cut definition seems impossible. For the purposes of this project though, words are included that may stretch any basic definitions. Particular attention has been paid to archaic words, as they tend to be more evocative - as if their very age lends additional meaning or overtones. Current personal favorites [of the Webmaster] include "skirr", "epicaricacy" and "schizothemia.""
Logolepsy [n. - an obsession with words]. Are MTs by definition logoleptic, or is it more like an occupational hazard?
Many people like onelook.com, but I find I prefer this:
www.thefreedictionary.com/
It's an "English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!"
You can add it to IE so that it is accessible through the right click options.
[Huh? Highlight some text on a Web page, right click your mouse. Depending on what programs you have installed, you may have options to Google search that term, look it up on Yahoo, check the Merriam-Webster dictionary, or do lots more things, as well as use cut, copy, and paste commands. Very handy quick access to these features.]
Do you like really obscure words? Look here:
www.kokogiak.com/logolepsy/
"Welcome to Luciferous Logolepsy, a collection of over 9,000 obscure english words. Though the definition of an "english" word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, derivative, archaic or abandoned words in what we loosely define as the "English Language", that a clear-cut definition seems impossible. For the purposes of this project though, words are included that may stretch any basic definitions. Particular attention has been paid to archaic words, as they tend to be more evocative - as if their very age lends additional meaning or overtones. Current personal favorites [of the Webmaster] include "skirr", "epicaricacy" and "schizothemia.""
Logolepsy [n. - an obsession with words]. Are MTs by definition logoleptic, or is it more like an occupational hazard?