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Open Dictionary

November 23rd, 2005

I don't know why this idea seems wierd to me … I'm a big fan of Wikipedia, but a dictionary that anyone can add to just seems less trustworthy. Yep, Merriam-Webster has released an Open Dictionary:

[W]here you can 1) submit and share entries that aren't already in our Online Dictionary, and 2) browse entries submitted by other members of the Merriam-Webster Online community.

Interesting … but … call me old fashioned … I want an authority figure telling me what the definition of a word is.

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  • verbose says on: November 23, 2005 at 11:24 am

     

    you mean you haven't heard of wiktionary??

  • verbose says on: November 23, 2005 at 12:24 pm

     

    you mean you haven't heard of wiktionary??

  • Nicole says on: November 24, 2005 at 11:28 am

     

    Actually, I have … but I guess I think of M-W as an authoritative voice & allowing us to come in and add to the M-W dictionary seems … wrong :) hehe

  • Nicole says on: November 23, 2005 at 12:28 pm

     

    Actually, I have … but I guess I think of M-W as an authoritative voice & allowing us to come in and add to the M-W dictionary seems … wrong :) hehe

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