Am I the only one here who..
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Pyre wrote...
Odamust wrote...
What? No one here uses a dictionary? I'm baffled.Why would you waste time looking up the definition of a word in a paper dictionary? You get the current definitions and better results from multiple sources in 1/10th of the time by searching an online database.
Who says that dictionaries exist only on papers? I'm using an electronic dictionary that updates from time to time.
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Odamust wrote...
Pyre wrote...
Odamust wrote...
What? No one here uses a dictionary? I'm baffled.Why would you waste time looking up the definition of a word in a paper dictionary? You get the current definitions and better results from multiple sources in 1/10th of the time by searching an online database.
Who says that dictionaries exist only on papers? I'm using an electronic dictionary that updates from time to time.
Okay but you realize that all Google does is use an online database of dictionaries to search for the definitions of words right? There is no difference between using Google and using your electronic dictionary to look up a word. So everyone uses a dictionary, Google just queries multiple databases instead of one like an electronic dictionary would.
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Pyre wrote...
Odamust wrote...
Pyre wrote...
Odamust wrote...
What? No one here uses a dictionary? I'm baffled.Why would you waste time looking up the definition of a word in a paper dictionary? You get the current definitions and better results from multiple sources in 1/10th of the time by searching an online database.
Who says that dictionaries exist only on papers? I'm using an electronic dictionary that updates from time to time.
Okay but you realize that all Google does is use an online database of dictionaries to search for the definitions of words right? There is no difference between using Google and using your electronic dictionary to look up a word. So everyone uses a dictionary, Google just queries multiple databases instead of one like an electronic dictionary would.
The only difference is that Google is a search engine which provides links to websites which most dictionaries won't do. Speaking of which, why talk about finding definitions? All OP said was he was using google to check for typos.
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Odamust wrote...
The only difference is that Google is a search engine which provides links to websites which most dictionaries won't do.Google provides more than a few benefits over a standard electronic dictionary. It provides multiple and recognized sources for a single definition and links to full-blown explanations for etymology as well as automatic translation between languages given you use the correct query.
Odamust wrote...
Speaking of which, why talk about finding definitions? All OP said was he was using google to check for typos.Because it's relative to the context of the conversation, we're talking about dictionaries after all and Google uses dictionary databases to power its spell check engine.
Personally I don't see a reason to use anything but Google when it comes to researching literary matters.
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Pyre wrote...
Odamust wrote...
The only difference is that Google is a search engine which provides links to websites which most dictionaries won't do.Google provides more than a few benefits over a standard electronic dictionary. It provides multiple and recognized sources for a single definition and links to full-blown explanations for etymology as well as automatic translation between languages given you use the correct query.
Odamust wrote...
Speaking of which, why talk about finding definitions? All OP said was he was using google to check for typos.Because it's relative to the context of the conversation, we're talking about dictionaries after all and Google uses dictionary databases to power its spell check engine.
Personally I don't see a reason to use anything but Google when it comes to researching literary matters.
To be honest, I got nothing to say since we aren't actually arguing. And you giving me your opinion on google really makes me think a little more.