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| Thread ID: 61097 | 2005-08-24 16:01:00 | Is there a "spelling" web site | ERR (8231) | PC World Chat |
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| 383489 | 2005-08-25 02:30:00 | Google does have several dictionaries on hand. To check spelling and/or definition, just type define:word in the search space. If you use Linux or Mac/*BSD, you can use the system dictionary. Just type spell partial-word (Linux), or look partial-word in Mac/*BSD. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 383490 | 2005-08-25 03:10:00 | Hi Cicero. Has some thousands more entries. Allows me to modify entries, has anagrams, has a neat find facility and if it does not have the word you are looking for will search countless other on-line dictionaries. Have forgotten whether the free version allowed me to choose English English over American English. The pro version does. Have a shufty here for some detail. Here (http://wordweb.info/) I'm also old fashioned, in that if I download a free programme and appreciate the work involved and its use, I frequently make a donation or upgrade..... I have had word web for about 2 years now and find it marvellous.If I get stuck with tricky word then I go to about a dozen dictionaries I have in favourites. I hope you use the facility I have mentioned b4,highlight any word in text and click on icon,you will find it defined. I have a funny sort of, one might say dyslectic condition that wont remember the meaning of some words,a word in question is "ergo",so very handy in that sort of situation.My brother in-law who has a PhD has the same prob with different words.Strange indeed. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 383491 | 2005-08-25 03:22:00 | Another vote for WordWeb. It will take a very very good programme to match it. :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 383492 | 2005-08-25 05:37:00 | However, spelling aids don't guarantee the use of the correct word. For example, I often see "loose" when people really mean "lose". Both are real words. Both are acceptable to spelling checking programmes. But they don't mean the same thing. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 383493 | 2005-08-25 08:21:00 | http://www.spelling.com/ | Metla (12) | ||
| 383494 | 2005-08-25 09:36:00 | I often see "loose" when people really mean "lose".Heck I hate that. Another one that's really common is "your" being used instead of "you're". :yuck: | Greg (193) | ||
| 383495 | 2005-08-25 09:38:00 | http://www.spelling.com/ This a good one. www.confusingwords.com |
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