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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 20th, 2009

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Do you consult a dictionary to look up words to make sure you are spelling them correctly, using them appropriately?Not the automatic computer spellcheck thingy... a 3-dimensional, real-world dictionary? Or are dictionaries only for nerds?

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  • by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on November 20th, 2009

    Jim in a Nautilus COAT

    I no I rely two much on the built-in spell checker that underlines misspelled words four me. I should probably look up mower of the words I use inn answers hear.

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  • by iwnit on November 21st, 2009

    iwnit

    1) On Answerbag, I use the simple in-built spell check of my browser to spot some of the errors that I could make. Some errors could also happen with words that I know very well.

    For formal texts, I rely on the spell and grammar check of my text processor.

    When I am not sure, I use Google or an online dictionary.

    I almost never use "paper" dictionaries, although I have been using them intensively before.


    2) In the meantime, the expression "three dimensional dictionary" could design other things, for instance:
    - an ordered collection of three dimensional objects (in a database),
    - a graph
    http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2003/0108101.html
    http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5854

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  • by leetmeat on November 20th, 2009

    leetmeat

    I don't really see the advantage of using a printed dictionary as before it even makes it to print it's outdated and all of it's information is available online.

    So no. They aren't for nerds, they are for stubborn elitists.

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  • by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on November 20th, 2009

    Lady Alathia of Vulcan

    I don't use a dictionary to spell words appropriately, but I do use one fairly often, just to teach myself new words. I also have a copy of "The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate". I am anxious to get copies of "The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate" and "The Book of Golden Adjectives".

    Christmas and my birthday are coming up soon... *nudge, nudge*

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  • by nice jugs on November 20th, 2009

    nice jugs

    nAR i don tink i nead anyfink loik a speal chekker to make moi speal roight ! at's wats skools r 4 ! 2 elp us kids get on in lift,,,,,?

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  • by Tel UK- Licensed to fish! on November 20th, 2009

    Tel UK- Licensed to fish!

    I have this running in a seperate window constantly
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
    I rarely use it. But,on occassions my mind goes blank and I need to....... senior moments .
    I also have a hardback copy of Chambers Dictonary to hand....

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  • by kakskee on November 20th, 2009

    kakskee

    Dictionaries are mostly for the nerds that use them seriously. I graduated from nerd to being 'knerd'.. now I only use a thesaurus; it gives a variety of words to use as well as giving an explanation of the word if needs be.

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  • by mtndewman44 on November 20th, 2009

    mtndewman44

    Appropriately,yes,just did on my rant about Limbaugh.

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  • by megcham on November 20th, 2009

    megcham

    Yes, there's no computer at work and I use a real dictionary all the time. Also, use the real phone book too.

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  • by Vincent_R on September 5th, 2010

    Vincent_R

    DIXAU would eradicate miss-spell problems.
    You don’t need to type in a world to find definition.
    It reads a word automatically and shows definition with pronunciation.
    I bought this awesome unit in CEBIT 2010. You can get more information from below linked site

    http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Click-Electronic-Dictionary-DIXAU-4-languages-/280366613594?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414727045a

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