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minus-squareDaniel F.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 年前I’m surprised people still use commercial dictionaries when Wiktionary exists. Is there a reason more people don’t use it?
minus-squarekase@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前Fwiw, this is the first time I’ve heard of Wiktionary
minus-squareDaniel F.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 年前Okay, that’s probably the reason then.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前The OED goes very in-depth into etymology in the way other English dictionaries do not. It’s the size of an encyclopedia. This is the print version of the second edition, which has been supplemented several times since:
I’m surprised people still use commercial dictionaries when Wiktionary exists. Is there a reason more people don’t use it?
Fwiw, this is the first time I’ve heard of Wiktionary
Okay, that’s probably the reason then.
The OED goes very in-depth into etymology in the way other English dictionaries do not. It’s the size of an encyclopedia. This is the print version of the second edition, which has been supplemented several times since: