Re: Seeking accessible offline Thesauruses
- From: "david b. dahlin" <msrdavidv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 10:36:25 -0800
Hi everyone. I just got this email and read through it.Wow this is really neat.
Try it out.
AL
By Linn Sorge, Hadley Instructor
Have you ever wished for a quick and accessible dictionary and other word
information using email? Just follow my instructions and you will have all
the information you need. What's more, the information you request is
usually emailed back to you within a minute or two-sometimes within
seconds!
Just send an email message to wsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and receive lots of
interesting answers. Here is how it works.
You begin by typing the email address for this service in the "to" field. Then
you tab to the "subject" field and write a few words as described below. You
can use all lowercase letters. Do not write anything at all in the "edit" field
or main body of the message. Here are the details.
Dictionary by email
To find the definition of a word: Tab to the subject field. Type the word
"define" followed by a space. Type the word you want defined. Then send
the message.
Thesaurus by email
To find synonyms of a word: Tab to the subject field. Type the word
"synonym" followed by a space. Type the word for which you want
synonyms. Then send the message.
Acronym by email
To unscramble an acronym: Tab to the subject field. Type the word
"acronym" followed by a space. Type the acronym whose expansion you
want to find. Then send the message.
Anagrams by email
To find anagrams: Tab to the subject field. Type the word "anagram"
followed by a space. Next, type the word whose anagrams you want to find.
Send the message. Remember, all commands should be typed in the subject
field and emailed to wsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Then the learning and fun will
begin. For more details, please visit www.wordsmith.org.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Kessler
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:11 PM
Subject: Seeking accessible offline Thesauruses
Ok, got the great links. But, coincidently, I had a student asking about
how to locate a good Thesaurus, just today.
Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: G.W. Cox
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
The URL is
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/results.pperl?title_auth_isbn=webster%27s+unabridged+dictionary
If you open the Jaws help menu, help topics and then open "popular
applications with Jaws", you can find some things about it. It comes on
a CD.
Basically you start typing the word you want to look up. Then you can
tab to something like a dictionary page and can arrow through similarly
spelled words, then tab to a thorough definition. For example,
ni·tion (defÅÃ nishÆÃn), n.
1. the act of defining or making definite, distinct, or clear.
2. the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word,
phrase, etc.
3. the condition of being definite, distinct, or clearly outlined.
4. Optics. sharpness of the image formed by an optical system.
5. Radio and Television. the accuracy of sound or picture reproduction.
[1350-1400; ME diffinicioun < OF diffinition < L d"f#n#ti$n- (s. of
d"f#n#ti$), equiv. to d"f#n#t(us) (see DEFINITE) + -i$n- -ION]
-defÅi·niÆtion·al, adj.
-defÅi·niÆtion·al·ly, adv.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
Hi Jerry,
Do you have an URL from where I can buy it? Also, can I do a word
search in the dictionary?
Pranav
on Thursday 11/3/2005 11:38 PM, G.W. Cox said:
I use Websters Unabridged 3.0. It's not interactive like Word Web,
but
with a hot key, that's easy to get used to. It's among "popular
applications with Jaws" in the Jaws help menu and costs about
$30. The
advertising on online dictionary was driving me nuts.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "jfw-freelists.org" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 10:51 AM
Subject: Seeking accessible offline dictionaries
Hi all,
Does any one know of any accessible dictionaries? I have tried the
Houghton Mifflin eReference from www.dictionary.com. The navigation
is a pain since there seems to have been usage of controls in very
nonstandard ways.
Is there any dictionary that is more accessible? Wordweb is out since
it is not comprehensive.
Pranav
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