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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Dangerous dictionaries

I’ve often espoused the virtues of a good dictionary, and encouraged their use rather than rely too heavily on a spell checker. Handy though they are, spell checkers will let you down on occasion, a dangerous consequence. And they do not keep you from improper usage, another dangerous consequence. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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