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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:42 PM Original message |
Poll question: Are up-to-date dictionaries the best source for the definitions of words? |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Oxford English Dictionary is the standard. nt |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's really the only one I use. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Sources and etymology; I love reading how the words evolve. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Meh. Even asking the question betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of language... |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I tried to get away with that in my Japanese class, but my professor would not go for it. |
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ThatPoetGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. You've got it right. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Even if they did prescribe, it wouldn't matter. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. No |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. What is a better source? |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. the American Heritage Dictionary, by all standards, it takes into consideration the evolution of |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Please forgive |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. http://www.urbandictionary.com |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. In what sense of "best"? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Best would be the combination of accuracy and convenience in this case. |
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