Many thanks for the info, prolagus. As it happens, the only words I "look up" are the "Random words" found by clicking on the link at the top of the page. It's a bit depressing, if true, that Wordnik is perfectly willing to set up a new page for every "word" produced by the eternally typing monkey (who's going to come up eventually with not only the complete works of Shakespeare, but also those of Cervantes, Dante, Goethe, and Victor Hugo...)
Wouldn't it make more sense for it to say "We have no record of this word; are you sure would you like us to add it?" At least that might cause some of the poor typists/spellers to pause and reconsider, and could also cut out a great deal of what looks suspiciously like machine-read, automatically input garbage.
Many thanks for the info, prolagus. As it happens, the only words I "look up" are the "Random words" found by clicking on the link at the top of the page. It's a bit depressing, if true, that Wordnik is perfectly willing to set up a new page for every "word" produced by the eternally typing monkey (who's going to come up eventually with not only the complete works of Shakespeare, but also those of Cervantes, Dante, Goethe, and Victor Hugo...)
Wouldn't it make more sense for it to say "We have no record of this word; are you sure would you like us to add it?" At least that might cause some of the poor typists/spellers to pause and reconsider, and could also cut out a great deal of what looks suspiciously like machine-read, automatically input garbage.
Two of the citations illustrate the meaning of "trema" as a diacritical mark; the others are all examples of the Italian word "trema" (= "trembles"); and none of them refers to the botanical meaning which is the only one given here!
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focalist commented on the user Prolagus
Many thanks for the info, prolagus. As it happens, the only words I "look up" are the "Random words" found by clicking on the link at the top of the page. It's a bit depressing, if true, that Wordnik is perfectly willing to set up a new page for every "word" produced by the eternally typing monkey (who's going to come up eventually with not only the complete works of Shakespeare, but also those of Cervantes, Dante, Goethe, and Victor Hugo...)
Wouldn't it make more sense for it to say "We have no record of this word; are you sure would you like us to add it?" At least that might cause some of the poor typists/spellers to pause and reconsider, and could also cut out a great deal of what looks suspiciously like machine-read, automatically input garbage.
April 27, 2010
focalist commented on the user focalist
Many thanks for the info, prolagus. As it happens, the only words I "look up" are the "Random words" found by clicking on the link at the top of the page. It's a bit depressing, if true, that Wordnik is perfectly willing to set up a new page for every "word" produced by the eternally typing monkey (who's going to come up eventually with not only the complete works of Shakespeare, but also those of Cervantes, Dante, Goethe, and Victor Hugo...)
Wouldn't it make more sense for it to say "We have no record of this word; are you sure would you like us to add it?" At least that might cause some of the poor typists/spellers to pause and reconsider, and could also cut out a great deal of what looks suspiciously like machine-read, automatically input garbage.
April 27, 2010
focalist commented on the word expofition
A mistranscription of exposition, mistaking the long s (ſ) for f.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word synapticdepression
A misspelling of synaptic depression.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word fellow’s
Is every English noun followed by 's included in Wordnik? Sounds like profligacy...
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word complimetary
A misspelling of complimentary.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word acrifice
A misspelling of sacrifice.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word theselves
A misspelling of themselves.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word stevens
A misspelling of the proper noun Stevens.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word manditory
A misspelling of mandatory.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word rumsfeld
A misspelling of Rumsfeld.
April 26, 2010
focalist commented on the word trema
Two of the citations illustrate the meaning of "trema" as a diacritical mark; the others are all examples of the Italian word "trema" (= "trembles"); and none of them refers to the botanical meaning which is the only one given here!
April 26, 2010