Wikitionary is vastly underrated and underutilized (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/general@lemmy.world

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Why should language be controlled by central, and private organizations like Merriam-Webster, Oxford English Dictionary, etc.? Language is organic and should evolve with people. What better to reflect that than a crowd sourced dictionary?

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[-] Olap@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

/me laughs in French

[-] inlandempire@jlai.lu 5 points 5 months ago

I reckon nobody takes the Academy seriously anyway so we're safe 😏

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Try not to fall into any pièges à clics while you listen to your audio à la demande...

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