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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RosieGHM Jetpacker
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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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Appropriately,yes,just did on my rant about Limbaugh.
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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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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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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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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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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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I don't really see the advantage of using a printed dictionary as before it even makes it to print it's outdated and all of it's information is available online.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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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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