Warning! The words you are about to read are a true representation of my ineptitude from the last 2 weeks. Those with weak stomachs should avert their eyes now.
Oh Dictionary.com, how I love thee. Your uses are infinite. Your benefits are abundant. Your ability to transform me from a blathering idiot to a brilliant intellectual is unfathomable. Oh, how I long for you. Oh, how I cherish each moment I spend with you. Oh, how I should considered setting you as my home page. I love you more today than yesterday but not as much as tomorrow. (When did Diana Ross invade my blog?)
Without you, Dictionary.com, I would not know that apropos ends with an s, that caddywampus is actually a word, that synonym has 2 ys, that knowledgeable retains it's e, that proclamation drops the i from its base word 'proclaim', & that it's not spelled libratory, liboratory or labritory but laboratory.
I would not know how to accurately spell: dependent, dominatrix(wouldn't you like to know) :p, proclivity, rendering, sanction, & trepidation
I would not know the exact meaning of metaphysics.
I would not be able to share with my son the proper pronunciation of pangea.
I would not know the many synonyms for cheeky (a few being audacious, brazen, foolhardy, ninny, sycophant & twerp).
I would not have come across some most excellent words such as meretricious, schlemiel &
schlimazel. (I have a sudden proclivity to sew a large L on my shirt.)
And I would not have been able to make sure that a vulva really is what I think it is. *blush*
Without you, oh
And thank you Ti for giving me a second chance to prove to the public that I am in fact a blathering idiot.
(Words that Blogger's spell check doesn't recognise: caddywampus, pangea, schlimazel, ignorantness, & Blogger's(!).)
9 comments:
Haha! Great post! I use Dictionary.com more often than I'd like to admit. I am usually right in the spelling but I second guess myself and then have to check just to be sure.
Thanks for joining in on the fun!
I heart Dictionary.com as well! Thesaurus.com has been good, too, when I am trying to think of a certain word and all I can come up with is one that is similar in meaning, but not the one I wanted to use. Because, apparently, my brain lacks retention. :)
> Words that Blogger's spell check
> doesn't recognise
There is a good spell check program Spell Check Anywhere (SpellCheckAnywhere.Com). It works in all programs, including web, and blogs.
Hi!
Loved your post!! I also love Dictionary.Com. I use it all the time. I'm a terrible speller!! If not for Dictionary.Com and spell check my blog would drive people away. Have a great day!!
Sherrie
Ti-And then there are days when I misspell words that I DO know how to spell.
Rebecca-Nice to meet you. I use Thesaurus.com almost as much as the dictionary.
Tomer-Oooo, I'll look into that. I wonder if it knows that homeschool is one word. Blogger doesn't.
Sherrie-It's hard to live with such secrets isn't it. So make your own confession. Just let it out.
Cute, cute post :) I had a commenter at my blog just this week say she used dictionary.com to look up a word I'd used (gustatory). I'll bet as a homeschooler, you can have all kinds of fun with that site.
Dictionary.com is all kinds of awesome. Just like this post. I like the word caddywampus. No idea what it means but it sounds fun.
Lynn-If they made money every time they got a click, I would singlehandedly be keeping their business in the black.
Nicole-lol It means off kilter. I used the word to describe the Bavarian Creme I made that came out of it's mold in a less than round shape.
What a fun post. I'm always typing words blogger spellcheck doesn't recognize, and then plugging them into dictionary.com to make sure I got it right. Sometimes I find I got the spelling right, but not quite the meaning!
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