Hey Mike thanks for the reference is book marked. We got the big thick fluffy snow. I shall have to take the golden out in it this afternoon for a good frolic. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Papp" <mpapp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:28 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Is it a scanno or a real word Melange is an assortment or mix, such as a melange of sights, sounds, and smells at the local flea market. Check out http://dictionary.reference.com/ for a great on line dictionary. I have even found a lot of medical terminology listed. There is also a Thesaurus search option, and direct access to a comprehensive acronym finder (a good bonus for finding the meaning of computer and medical acronyms) Both words you asked about are listed in this online dictionary. Michael Papp ADRS Homewood Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Is it a scanno or a real word Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:12:06 -0500 Does anyone know of a truly good high caliber dictionary online. I need something that will have older words in it. smile. A story to go with the request. I am editing that copy of First Lady of the Seeing eye. Anyway in the story they use a "funicular" to get down the mountainside to get to Vivey. Being that I am only twenty three, I had no idea what a funicular was. So, was it a scanno or a real word. Ender's my mother who is a crossword puzzle person, we aren't your average family smile. With her four dictionaries. We try the Random House. Not in there. How about you Marium Webster or as we call him gold old Blue. Not in him either. Mom goes and digs out her old faithful trusty crossword puzzle dictionary. Not in there either. I run upstairs to get the actual book and find out indeed it isn't a scanno. And finally in the oldest and largest, we call him "Old Faithful Black" dictionary in the house, we find out that it is a predecessor to the "cable car" and that it was cranked by hand. So... I ask are there good dictionary sites to check incase for example I run across another word I have know idea if it is spell correctly or not. And does anyone know what a Mélange is? The scanner put an accent over the first E. smile. I suspect it is a barrage, or mass confusion or something similar, or is this really a scanno. Isn't editing books fun. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004