- How much should I trust Wiktionary? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
Wiktionary theoretically has the same vulnerabilities as Wikipedia These include people engaging in internet vandalism, people editing a wiki to push an agenda, people who are editing Wiktionary in good faith but who are biased, and lack of editorial oversight
- What is an entry in a dictionary? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
An "entry" in a dictionary is a headword (the word that gets looked up), plus its definition and any ancillary information that pertains to that word, such as an etymology, any usage notes, example sentences, pronunciation guides, inflected forms of the word and any illustrations It is everything that is presented as belonging to that headword
- Can the word genocide be used as a verb? If it cant, what are the . . .
Here, on Wiktionary, it says we can use "genocide" as a transitive verb to mean "To commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely " In other dictionaries though, I couldn't find any descriptions that define "genocide" as a verb
- Idiom for saying something doesnt cost a lot for someone rich?
Idiom for saying something doesn't cost a lot for someone rich? 1 million is basically short change for Goldman Sachs I thought the expression was short change, but after searching on Google, it
- Usage of the word easen - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I'm not a native speaker, but I remembered the word quot;easen quot; from some previous experience, and wanted to use that I found an entry in Wiktionary on that word with many examples (though m
- spelling - Authoritative vs. Authorative - English Language . . .
I have looked up "Authorative" in Merriam Webster and on Wiktionary, and the word does not exist there However, a general Google search for "Authorative" turns up quite a few references Are all these people (including myself) really using a mis-spelled word, or is "Authorative" just a variant spelling?
- What is the difference in meaning between the baptizand baptisand . . .
9 You link to Wiktionary, which doesn't support your " (or has been)" with examples All of the examples are clear that the baptisand is in the process of being baptised, or at least it's imminent Once they've been baptised, "baptised" is a more appropriate term You might compare "graduand" (wiktionary again) - one who is about to graduate
- word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Would it be proper to use the term recentest? 'Most recent' sounds correct but I looked up recentest and it seems to be a valid word
|