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- fucksubscriptions@lemmy.world
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- fucksubscriptions@lemmy.world
i’ve never been on this site before – that is to say, you don’t even get like a couple free words
what a joke
Hi! With the OED, it has been like that at least since I started university in 2007. However, lots of public libraries have subscriptions. I just go to my library website, login, and follow the link to the OED. There are many other reference tools that are also included in my library card. Libraries rule!
Edit: you can check merriam-webster for free, I think
Instructions crystal clear, researching etymology of 500-year-old words 😍
Thanks San Francisco Public Library!
2005 Yes I’m getting a crystal clear picture on this new video phone
Press X to doubt.
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With ads! Wait, I also dislike those… They should figure it out for themselves!
They did, they put up a paywall 🙂
If you’re after an online dictionary, I personally like Wiktionary.
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Here’s the word, if you were wondering:
Wasn’t it always a subscription? You really would only have easy access in a university library.
It’s an extensively researched and informative book, much more so than other dictionaries. That information gathering process has to be paid for somehow.
Cambridge dictionary is free.
Here is an alternative that aggregates from multiple sources: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/
While I do not oppose paying for definitions, there is someone confusing about collectively generated meaning being aggregated and packaged by one company for profit. A publicly maintained dictionary is a much much better alternative. I guarantee it would be more versatile and rigorous than this Oxford stuff.
one company
It’s a good thing there are lots of other dictionaries than the OED then.
‘$searchTerm def’ on any search engine
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This is why you should instead use Wiktionary and donate your child’s entire college fund to the Wikimedia foundation
There are plenty of other dictionaries and some of them are made of something called paper.
What is… “pah-per”?
That’s the stuff Bill Buttlicker was trying to buy from that rude salesperson.
If the dictionary was free for all, how do you, OP, envision it would finance itself.
Specifically: hosting, web design, keeping the dictionary up to date (new words, linguistic shift, new entomological research etc).
Please, elaborate. Until then you’re a choosing beggar.
probably something like this
And, how much did OP donate to wikimedia foundation last year?
I personally use collins english dictionary. It’s the best online dictionary I’ve found (best descriptions).
thats not bad actually. joey tribbiani had to pay $50 and he only got the v words