Re: Online Dictionaries. (Was: words (and commands) that I learnt...)

On Dec 10, 2022, at 9:00 AM, John Gardner wrote: > > I'd attribute my preference for Oxford to my innate hatred of Yanklish (U.S > English), but in truth, it's really because OED is bundled with macOS's > Dictionary.app […] I apologize for being nit-picky, but the OED is not bundled, the ODE is

Re: Online Dictionaries. (Was: words (and commands) that I learnt...)

> > Wiktionary […] isn't too hard to edit once you've made one or two changes. > I know , don't worry. ;-) Wiktionary often gives translations, is multi-lingual, though they quite > rightly put English first :-), and isn't too hard to edit once you

Online Dictionaries. (Was: words (and commands) that I learnt...)

Hi John, > > Your emails are the reason I know and often use dict(1). > > Branden's e-mails are the reason I consult the Oxford English > dictionary Given the open-source bias of this list's readers, I recommend Wiktionary. I've used dict(1) for a very long time and OED if I'm giving a reference