I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
dictionary? I've always liked this one.
Thanks
Nancree
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=Dictionary&va
=mung&x=17&y=18

On 28 May 2004 06:33:31 GMT, Nancree wrote:

> And what is your favorite on-line dictionary?

<http://www.dictionary.com/>

--

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

Nancree wrote:

> I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while.
> For free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now
> charging for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your
> favorite on-line dictionary? I've always liked this one.
<snip>
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...mung&x=17&y=18

The "free trial" is for the M-W *Unabridged* Dictionary. Note that it says
Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com instead of m-w.com. Unabridged and Collegiate
Dictionary services are new at Merriam-Webster, and they're charging for
them. You can still get free definitions at www.m-w.com, but that
dictionary is much more limited than the others. (They didn't shrink their
free dictionary; it's always been that small.)

I like www.dictionary.com more than www.m-w.com; it draws from several
different dictionaries, including dictionaries of jargon and medical
dictionaries.

Bob

On 28 May 2004 03:11:09 -0500, Bob wrote:

> I like www.dictionary.com more than www.m-w.com; it draws from several
> different dictionaries, including dictionaries of jargon and medical
> dictionaries.

The spartan interface is also a plus (yes, I'm still on dial-up). That's
the same reason I first moved away from AltaVista to Google.

--

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

On 28 May 2004 06:33:31 GMT, Nancree wrote:

> I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
> free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
> for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
> dictionary? I've always liked this one.
> Thanks
> Nancree
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=Dictionary&va
> =mung&x=17&y=18

M-W isn't bad, but does have particularly American-biased definitions. I
get their "word of the day" mails and regularly find "inaccuracies" in
them.
--
Tim C.

onono (Nancree) wrote in
:

> I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite
> while. For free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which
> indicates they are now charging for it. What's up? Can anyone
> explain. And what is your favorite on-line dictionary?

The Oxford. I get it at work with a subscription from the
Parliamentary library. Why would anyone want any other English
language dictionary? Ok, there's the Chambers, but only cruciverbists
use that one, it seems.

Now if you asked me about French dictionaries, I would have to say
Larousse (especially the first edition of the Petit Larousse), le
Littré, le Robert and le Multi. Each has a specialty.

--

Il faudrait que tout le monde réclame
Auprès des autorités
Une loi contre toute notre indifférence
Que personne ne soit oublié

Carla Bruni, «Tout le monde»

"Nancree" > wrote in message
...
> I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while.
For
> free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now
charging
> for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite
on-line
> dictionary? I've always liked this one.
> Thanks
> Nancree
>
you can also just open a google window and type "define: word" (without
quotes of course) and it will give you the definition.

>"Nancree" wrote:
>
>I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite awhile for
>free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now
charging
>for it. What's up? Can anyone explain.

The unabridged version of Merriam Wbster is not free.

Btw, buying a Brittanica subscription direct is $9 cheaper than AOL's price.

>And what is your favorite on-line dictionary?

AOL grants their subscribers free access to: "The New Oxford Dictionary of
English", the first dictionary of British English online, exclusively for AOL.
This new dictionary from Oxford, the leading authority on the English language,
is designed to reflect the way language is used today. Offering a fresh and
different approach, it contains numerous encyclopedic entries, notes on
grammar, and help with questions of usage. The New Oxford Dictionary of English
is also available in print.

aol://1722:Oxford%20Dictionary

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In article >, A.C. >
wrote:

> you can also just open a google window and type "define: word" (without
> quotes of course) and it will give you the definition.

That's really cool; thanks.

--
Rick

Nancree > wrote:
> I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
> free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
> for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
> dictionary? I've always liked this one.

We Mac OS X users have a built in online dictionary. For those of
you who use OS X, just start up Sherlock. Click on the dictionary
icon, and than type in the word you want to look up.

"A.C." > wrote in
:

> you can also just open a google window and type "define: word"
> (without quotes of course) and it will give you the definition.

Correction, it will give you one definition which may or may not be
adequate for modest needs but it would certainly not meet more strigent
requirements.

--

Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín

In article >,
onono (Nancree) wrote:

> I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
> free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now
> charging
> for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
> dictionary? I've always liked this one.

<http://bartleby.com/>

Dictionary and a whole lot more.

--
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please mail OT responses only

My original question arose because I was having trouble searching for one word.
I have since found that M-W Dictionary.com works fine, as usual, with most
words. I like its acoustical pronunciation feature.

The one word, ("mung"), is the one that brought up a problematical page. (I
know what "mung" means, at least on the internet. I was looking for the word
root). This is the search that brought up a page offering a "free trial", and
which I found confusing. Still do.
Try "m-w.com" and search "mung" and see what you think.
Nancree
------------------------------
Here's my original post:
""I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
dictionary? I've always liked this one.
Thanks
Nancree
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=Dictionary&va
=mung&x=17&y=18

Thanks to all of you who sent replies with their favorite on-line dictionary.

Nancree wrote:

> This is the search that brought up a page offering a "free trial", and
> which I found confusing. Still do.
> Try "m-w.com" and search "mung" and see what you think.

Yes, I did when I read your FIRST post, and I thought my reply should have
ameliorated your confusion, but the explanation was apparently not specific
enough. So here's the specific explanation:

The word "mung" doesn't appear in M-W's free dictionary. But M-W has an
unabridged dictionary to which you can subscribe, and "mung" *does* appear
in that dictionary. The free trial being offered was a trial subscription to
the unabridged dictionary.

NOW do you understand?

Bob

onono (Nancree) writes:

>Try "m-w.com" and search "mung" and see what you think.

I see what you mean. If you click on "mung" all you get is the same repeated
phrase about "this is one of umpteen entries....you can start your free trial
now."
BUT if you click on "mung bean" you get a perfectly normal dictionary entry.

Why don't you contact M-W and ask them??
I can understand them promoting their pay-for service, but why for some entries
and not for others?

Connie
************************************************** ***
My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

onono (Nancree) wrote:

>I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
>free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
>for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
>dictionary? I've always liked this one.
>Thanks
>Nancree
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=Dictionary&va
>=mung&x=17&y=18
=========

I now use:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Dennis

onono (Nancree) wrote:

>My original question arose because I was having trouble searching for one word.
>I have since found that M-W Dictionary.com works fine, as usual, with most
>words. I like its acoustical pronunciation feature.
>
>The one word, ("mung"), is the one that brought up a problematical page. (I
>know what "mung" means, at least on the internet. I was looking for the word
>root). This is the search that brought up a page offering a "free trial", and
>which I found confusing. Still do.
> Try "m-w.com" and search "mung" and see what you think.
>Nancree
>------------------------------
>Here's my original post:
>""I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
>free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
>for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
>dictionary? I've always liked this one.
>Thanks
>Nancree
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=Dictionary&va
>=mung&x=17&y=18
>
>Thanks to all of you who sent replies with their favorite on-line dictionary.
=====

http://www.onelook.com/?loc=pub&w=mung has 17 definitions.

Dennis

Dennis G. > wrote:

(Nancree) wrote:
>
>>My original question arose because I was having trouble searching for one word.
>>I have since found that M-W Dictionary.com works fine, as usual, with most
>>words. I like its acoustical pronunciation feature.
>>
>>The one word, ("mung"), is the one that brought up a problematical page. (I
>>know what "mung" means, at least on the internet. I was looking for the word
>>root). This is the search that brought up a page offering a "free trial", and
>>which I found confusing. Still do.
>> Try "m-w.com" and search "mung" and see what you think.
>>Nancree
>>------------------------------
>>Here's my original post:
>>""I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
>>free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
>>for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
>>dictionary? I've always liked this one.
>>Thanks
>>Nancree
>> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=Dictionary&va
>>=mung&x=17&y=18
>>
>>Thanks to all of you who sent replies with their favorite on-line dictionary.
>=====
>
>http://www.onelook.com/?loc=pub&w=mung has 17 definitions.
>
>Dennis

er, references 17 sources . Wikipedia is excellent.
Apparently origin is China
R.S., c. 11(1st Supp.), s. 1.
319. (2) Every one who, by communicating statements,
other than in private conversation,wilfully promotes
hatred against any identifiable group is guilty of:
(a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding two years; or
(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction

On 28 May 2004 06:33:31 GMT, onono (Nancree) wrote:

>I have been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary on line for quite while. For
>free. Now it is offering a "free trial", which indicates they are now charging
>for it. What's up? Can anyone explain. And what is your favorite on-line
>dictionary? I've always liked this one.
>Thanks
>Nancree
>
I used it Friday (May 28) and didn't get that message.

On Fri, 28 May 2004 04:48:06 -0400, Yeff > wrote:

>On 28 May 2004 03:11:09 -0500, Bob wrote:
>
>> I like www.dictionary.com more than www.m-w.com; it draws from several
>> different dictionaries, including dictionaries of jargon and medical
>> dictionaries.
>
>The spartan interface is also a plus

Spartan? Hardly.
Acceptable? Yes.

Bob > wrote:
>Nancree wrote:
>
>> This is the search that brought up a page offering a "free trial", and
>> which I found confusing. Still do.
>> Try "m-w.com" and search "mung" and see what you think.
>
>Yes, I did when I read your FIRST post, and I thought my reply should have
>ameliorated your confusion, but the explanation was apparently not specific
>enough. So here's the specific explanation:
>
>The word "mung" doesn't appear in M-W's free dictionary. But M-W has an
>unabridged dictionary to which you can subscribe, and "mung" *does* appear
>in that dictionary. The free trial being offered was a trial subscription to
>the unabridged dictionary.
>
>NOW do you understand?

I don't.

I can get "mung" from 17 dictionaries and thesauriases:

http://www.onelook.com/?w=mung&ls=a

--Blair
"The man's name is 'Meriam,'
fer fork's sake."