RE: Deciding on a Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Subject: RE: Deciding on a Dictionary of Modern English Usage
From: "Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>
To: "'Stuart Burnfield'" <slb -at- westnet -dot- com -dot- au>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:16:28 -0700

How about this dictionary? http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Lauren


> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
> Behalf Of Stuart Burnfield
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 8:27 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Deciding on a Dictionary of Modern English Usage
>
>
> > I don't think we have ONE agreed upon version here, at least
> > I don't remember seeing one mentioned in the recent memos from
> > the Secret Technical Writing Cabal.
>
> Laura! The first rule of the Secret Technical Writing Cabal is -
> you *do not* talk about the Secret Technical Writing Cabal!
>
> Anyway...
>
> If I were an American with a general interest in usage, I
> would probably
> want to pick out the 'best' dictionary, that is, the one that best
> matched my ideas of what the language is or should be.

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