· @BobDevney
311 followers · 4702 posts · Server wandering.shop

We contrive language to somehow, anyhow, for godssake get an idea from my cage of bone to your cage of bone. Idly chasing a concept through the dictionary can illuminate the desperation (silliness?) of the whole thing.

For instance, "Pannetier's green" is "Guignet's green" is "Mittler's green." Not to be confused with "invisible green" or heavens forfend "duck green" ...

It's arbitrary all the way down.

#words #language #dictionaries #itsstillkindofcoolthough

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Javier Basulto · @basultomex
391 followers · 937 posts · Server mstdn.social

@languagelovers

I'm now expanding my collection of bilingual by including (for the first time) some . Any recommendations on which other (printed) dictionaries I should add?

#conlangs #dictionaries #conlang #languages #languagelearners

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Head·word [ˈhedˌwɜː(ɹ)d] n. · @headword
423 followers · 589 posts · Server lingo.lol

The (Den Danske Ordbog) has a note in their definition of ‘telex’ saying that it is ‘now widely replaced by telefax’ 😂

Well, it's not wrong. I suppose some Danish companies still have to send telefaxes to some business partners in Germany.

Also, ‘widely replaced’ is a very euphemistic way of saying ‘completely obsolete since 2005 – i.e. 18 years ago’.

Of course, it does go on to say ‘... and email’, but it's still funny to me.

ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=tel

#danish #dictionary #dictionaries

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Terry Wallwork · @terrywallwork
266 followers · 3626 posts · Server mstdn.jp

With LLM you really will have a hard time if you are a dictionary creator because, Chat GPT seriously makes them entirely useless.

Case in point......

#ai #dictionary #dictionaries #languagelearning #language

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kilombavita · @kilombavita
213 followers · 759 posts · Server rage.love

archive.org/details/oromoo-coe

Galmee Afaan Oromoo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu = Comprehensive Oromo-English Dictionary (COED) by Xilaahun Gamtaa; Tilahun Gamta

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"Jechooti (words) Afaan Oromo galmee (dikshinarii) kana keessa jiranu hundinu, Afaan Ingliziitti hiikamaniiru. Dhuguma, hiikaan tokko tokko buubsaa miti ta'a. Ha ta'uu malee, jechooti garri caalaan sirriitti hiikamaniiru."

#dictionary #dictionaries #bilingualdictionary #bilingualdictionaries #translationdictionary #translationdictionaries #phrasebook #phrasebooks #Oromoo #AfaanOromoo #diikshinerii #afaaningiliish #Oromo #dikshinarii #galmee #afaaningilizii

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Brian Hall · @tauycreek
30 followers · 899 posts · Server zirk.us

RT @tauycreek
This book should be required in every home in America.

@MerriamWebster @Garfield

#comics #dictionaries

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Brian Hall · @tauycreek
30 followers · 895 posts · Server zirk.us

This book should be required in every home in America.

@MerriamWebster @Garfield

#comics #dictionaries

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infoDOCKET · @infodocket
235 followers · 419 posts · Server newsie.social

Video Recording: "The Oxford of African American English: First 100 Words"
youtube.com/watch?v=_A89Of-k0N

#dictionary #dictionaries #oup #oed

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Mike Christie · @mikecwritersocal
23 followers · 49 posts · Server zirk.us

I decided to indulge myself and subscribe to the OED online. Great fun! My blog post:

mypointbeing.com/2023/04/07/an

#blog #blogpost #language #dictionaries #OED

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· @BobDevney
264 followers · 3612 posts · Server wandering.shop

@Pollik

Love that! "Dictionaries are not rule books, they're record books."

Ne'er so well expressed ...

#dictionaries #words #linguistics

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Brian Duggan · @BPDuggan
5 followers · 48 posts · Server mas.to

From a 1908 Dictionary of men’s clothing - definitions of Beard & Bear’s Grease of particular note and mirth.

#dictionaries #words

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Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
956 followers · 64 posts · Server mstdn.social

Hey, and ! I bring nerdy news. The team behind the Oxford Dictionary of African American English () has completed the first 100 entries and will discuss their process and take questions TOMORROW, March 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. (Pacific), during a virtual presentation.

Free to register: events.oup.com/oup-academic-ma

@edibuddies

#writingcommunity #english #dictionaries #dictionary #lexicographers #lexicography #editor #editors #editing #africanamerican #language #BlackMastodon #odaae #edibuddies #writers

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Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
956 followers · 62 posts · Server mstdn.social

Hey, and ! I bring nerdy news. The team behind the forthcoming Oxford Dictionary of African American English () has completed the first 100 entries and will be discussing their process and answering questions TOMORROW, March 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. (Pacific), during a virtual presentation.

Free to register: events.oup.com/oup-academic-ma

@edibuddies

#dictionaries #dictionary #editing #editors #editor #lexicographers #lexicography #odaae #edibuddies #writers

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A Way with Words · @wayword
400 followers · 35 posts · Server mas.to

Our other Mastodon instance is still in limbo, so here's a new reintroduction. “A Way with Words” is an upbeat and lively public radio show and podcast about language examined through culture, history, and family. You can hear it coast-to-coast by radio in the United States, in every major podcast app, and on our website waywordradio.org.

#podcasting #podcasts #publicradio #radio #dictionaries #newwords #folklore #slang #neologisms #etymology #sociolinguistics #linguistics #language

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: ( ) { : | : & } ; : · @mousebot
328 followers · 2341 posts · Server todon.nl

maybe someone knows a decent etymology dictionary API? the wordnik one is open to the world, but the quality of the etymology data is pretty low.

#data #api #dictionaries

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infoDOCKET · @infodocket
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infoDOCKET · @infodocket
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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS · @KOKEdit
196 followers · 213 posts · Server mastodon.social

How many massive does a need? Mosby’s (published by @ElsevierConnect) is my 3rd one that isn’t outdated, though I also have the giant and thoroughly illustrated Principles of Anatomy & Physiology (published by @WileyGlobal).

#medical #dictionaries #medicaleditor #editing #referenceworks #bookstodon

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J. Martin · @gyokusai
151 followers · 2329 posts · Server mastodon.social

“The Mistress of Slang”

If you’re even remotely interested in books, particularly dictionaries, you must read this absolutely lovely article about Madeleine Kripke, her life, and her collection.

(Personal bonus content: @jessesheidlower, whom I contacted almost exactly 21 years ago with a question on an F-word phrase, which he answered with a perfect and thorough explanation ❤️)

archive.is/20230207122217/http

(via @grammargirl)

#books #bookstodon #library #bookcollecting #dictionaries #linguistics

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Jane Lago · @gladsdotter
108 followers · 358 posts · Server mastodon.world

Unpacking the Kripke Collection of dictionaries at Indiana University's Lilly Library.

blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/li

#books #dictionaries #collectors #libraries

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