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I'm really getting over the enshitification of the internet. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm surprised people still use commercial dictionaries when Wiktionary exists. Is there a reason more people don't use it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fwiw, this is the first time I've heard of Wiktionary

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Okay, that's probably the reason then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

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: