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Do you know anyone who always seems to have a book in their hand?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 3 Sep

During my high school days, I had a classmate that memorized all the English words in a dictionary book. Most of my classmates call him a 'walking dictionary.' It is because he can say the meanings of those words. However, he does...

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My Teacher Said About Dictionary Is Not True Anymore

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (11842) • Philippines 9 Aug

One of my sister said when we were in highschool, that words' meaning in dictionary cannot be change nor you cannot add new words... but as the world goes bythe young people keep adding new words and add different meaning to the...

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Learning New Words

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 17 Feb 25

I love the English language. It is actually several language fused together. My ex and I used to play a game where we would open the dictionary, find an interesting word and then share it. Today I came across a word I found...

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Here and Gone

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 14 Jan 25

Thank the Gods they were here for two minutes and gone. They said everything was fine and didn't say anything about the rugs. I always worry regardless of how clean the place is. It's one of those things that when you look in the...

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Alot to Cover

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 13 Jan 25

In 1857 a project began at the Philological Society of London to document the English language. This would be going back to Anglo-Saxon times around 1000 CE which was a lot to cover. The Oxford English Dictionary that was...

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Hiccups or Hiccoughs: Have them your way

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 14 Nov 21

Yesterday, @moonandstars, wrote about Hiccups During Your Meal and it made me think of people who have suffered from long-term bouts with this annoying problem. I commented about an American named Charles Osborne who had hiccups...

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"Christify" is an invented word not found in the dictionary.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 28 Sep 21

That is correct, Christify is a word invented by a composer of liturgical music called Fr. Manoling Francisco of the Society of Jesus. Now though, when googled, we are given a verb. 'To unify a person or a soul with Christ.' Or,...

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Dictionary

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 13 Sep 21

There was a time we treated the dictionary with such respect that it had the pride of place in our library We had the Oxford English dictionary as also German into English dictionary as I was learning German those days With...

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In search of an appropriate word.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 7 Jan 21

While the world watched in horror as the Capitol of the United States of America was besieged by white supremacists, news people and commentators were in search of an appropriate word for what horrific event was transpiring right...

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Do you Crush Candies?

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 24 Jun 20

A male colleague of mine advised me to download a game from Play Store. yes, it is candy Crush. I had the first and original game in my mobile phone but I cannot get out of a certain level, than I deleted the game now; and...

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Are you ruthless or just ruth?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Sep 19

A friend is the most obliging, peace-loving person but is having trouble with one son who has now called her ‘ruthless’. For some reason, this made me think that there is no ‘ruthful’ or even ‘ruth’ in English. At this point, I...

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I learnt a new word today.

Abby @a_jerobon (2317) • Eldoret, Kenya 11 Jul 19

I was reading a certain book early this morning and I came across a new word. The word is 'dexterity'. You probably know it already, it is new to me. The book was claiming that there are no gender based house chores this days....

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Can you read a person's mind

Jack Davis @icon009 (53) • India 17 May 18

Is it possible to read what is going on in the mind of a person? In the dictionary, it is known as psychic reading. Maybe it is possible to do so but I would like to know the actual fact. And also how to negate this in case one...

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Do you use a dictionary app?

Cahaya @cahaya1983 (11116) • Malaysia 4 Jul 17

I've been a loyal user of Dictionary.com for many years now. In fact, it's the only dictionary app that I've ever used on my phone. For a logophile like me, discovering new words and their meanings is something fun. Yes fun, not...

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Do you have trouble writing English on myLot?

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 29 Jun 17

If you have trouble translating your language into American English to post discussions here at myLot, you are not the only one. I speak English but still have issues with grammar and spelling. There are lots of apps that help...

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Dictionary online or handbook

Margarita @Meramar (2695) 6 Mar 17

Online dictionaries are very helpfull when you need quick access to one or a few words. But, studying another language, I rather prefer a real (printed) dictionary where you find more options of the translations. If they include...

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DICTIONARY

kumbarn14 @kumbarn14 (735) • Pakistan 21 Nov 16

Thank you Mylot, you have made me to use my Oxford Dictionary. Getting rusty a bit but the dictionary is my companion from school, to work and now with you. I dont use spell check from the computer.

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A Walking Dictionary

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 25 Sep 16

I have a classmate during my high school days who claims to be a "walking dictionary." Why did he claim this?" According to him, he memorizes the English words from a book dictionary. I think there is nothing wrong in memorizing...

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Paroxysms, Parrots, Pemmican and Porterhouse

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 1 Sep 16

It seems that the thick volumes of dictionaries and encyclopaedias are fast becoming useless except as door-stoppers Now that it is so easy to use the PC or the tablet or phone to look up the meaning and association of any word...

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Learn and have fun

Reine25 @Lucky15 (37391) • Philippines 11 May 16

Played and learned. Opened merriam-webster dictionary on my phone, something appeared. Games and word of the day. I don't know if.some.knew about this, but for me, it is.my first time. After.checking the word.of the.day, which...

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