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dewiclark29, since I can see you are using Wordie to keep track of English words pronunciation and definitions, and since this is (part of) what I do here as well,
I think you might enjoy one of Wordie's new features: private notes. It's like a yellow sticky note you add to the word page, that makes it easier for you to keep personal comments to words. I use it mainly for Italian translations and other things that in my opinion would be of no interest for anyone else.
Just thought an infovore would like to know it! -
Oh, wow! I wish I could see all of that too.
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Dewster -- every time I see your screen name I think of Lewis and Clark, then I think of Sacagawea, then I get a mental picture of an animal skin canoe, with lashings and.... it just goes on like that!
Just thought I'd share! -
Dewiclark, welcome to Wordie! You may find it more edifying to enter just a word, without the phonetic pronunciation. Then, on the word page, you can enter whatever comments you like about the word.
That way when people type in your word, they'll find the page, and see your notes as well. The way some of your words are entered now, no one will find them unless they are clicking directly on your lists.
Also, you may not be aware, on each word page are several icons beneath the word. Each of these icons takes you to a dictionary or Wikipedia page on the word. That saves Wordie users the time and effort of putting in pronunciations, definitions, and other information that can be found in the dictionary.
Clicking around on some of the words and lists that appear on the front page might be fun for you too!
Welcome to Wordie, and have fun!
dewiclark29 commented on the word notewordie
a word that I feel is worthy of recognition on this site - wordie.... LOL
Sep 29, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word exiguous
–adjective scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.
Sep 29, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word ameliorate
uh-meel-yuh-reyt :to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.
Sep 29, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word cruciverbalist
~a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.
Aug 27, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word pulchritudinous
I love this word.... physically beautiful; comely. Per dictionary.com/
Aug 27, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word circumlocution
this is befitting for political debates.
a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
Oct 10, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word effusive
–adjective 1. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person. 2. pouring out; overflowing.
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word promulgate
prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word fallacious
fuh-ley-shuhs : –adjective 1. containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word pluvious
ploo-vee-uhs
adjective of or pertaining to rain; rainy.
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word foolhardy
fool-hahr-dee
–adjective, -di·er, -di·est. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word evanescent
ev-uh-nes-uhnt ~adjective 1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word infovore
I think I'm an infovore, that's y i like this word. I get into work, I check email, read the news, do some work, check news again, do some work, check news again, take a break, check news again.... saw on a website a reference to our "innate hunger for information" and how "neural pathways through which we learn about the world tap into the same pleasure networks in the brain as are activated by drugs like heroin."
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word infovore
~A person that has a voracious appetite for information.
Sep 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word equanimity
–noun. mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
Sep 11, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word ev·a·nes·cent ev-uh-nes-uhnt
–adjective 1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
Sep 11, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word fool·har·dy fool-hahr-dee
–adjective, -di·er, -di·est. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
Sep 11, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the list word-concoctions
~ an image containing seemingly contradictory visual cues
Aug 20, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word enervate
enervate \EN-ur-vayt\, transitive verb:
1. To deprive of vigor, force, or strength; to render feeble; to weaken.
2. To reduce the moral or mental vigor of.
Aug 12, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word promulgate prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
Aug 6, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word pluvious ploo-vee-uhs
adjective of or pertaining to rain; rainy.
Aug 5, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word equanimity: –noun mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
equanimity ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee
Aug 1, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word effusive: –adjective 1. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
2. pouring out; overflowing.
Aug 1, 2008