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Has anybody used Wordnik? What do you think about it?

I like the stats bubble that shows when a word was popularly used.

Here's a CBS News article about it.



James P. Cottingham
I'm number 1,229!
I'm number 1,229!
 
It reminds me of Urban Dictionary (
Even the icons are similar.

[tt][blue]-John[/blue][/tt]
[tab][red]The plural of anecdote is not data[/red]

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Looks like Wikipedia has arrived for the lexicographers.

mmerlinn


"We've found by experience that people who are careless and sloppy writers are usually also careless and sloppy at thinking and coding. Answering questions for careless and sloppy thinkers is not rewarding." - Eric Steven Raymond
 
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