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Tag: dictionary

The (Hopefully Not) Lost Art of the Reference Book

August 10, 2015Jenny Bristol3

These days we have the internet. It’s the easiest and fastest place to find information. But it’s not always the best or most interesting place to find it. I posit an argument saying that every home should also have a good selection of physical reference books.

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Letter Dice

June 2, 2014Judd Schorr

Were you able determine how many valid words can be “rolled” by these letter-labeled dice? Is the fabulous prize yours?

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Letter Dice

May 28, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you determine how many valid words can be “rolled” by these letter-labeled dice? If so, $50 from ThinkGeek may soon be coming your way!

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We the Geeks

"Geek" Is the Word of the Year

December 16, 2013Ken Denmead

This is cool, and a huge bit of validation for those of us who self-identify as geeks.

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Previously Valedictory Vowels

September 9, 2012Judd Schorr

Last week’s puzzle as presented, with the answers in-line: The word “facetious” is one of my favorite words. It contains all of the vowels, in alphabetic order. If you make it an adverb (“facetiously”) then you get the sometimes-vowel …

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Previously Valedictory Vowels

September 5, 2012Judd Schorr

The word “facetious” is one of my favorite words. It contains all of the vowels, in alphabetic order. If you make it an adverb (“facetiously”) then you get the sometimes-vowel “y” to boot. I believe that only “abstemiously” and “adventitiously” …

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Contiguous Consonants

July 30, 2012Judd Schorr

Here’s last week’s puzzle as presented: Over the past few weeks, my wife Allison and I have done our annual summer trip up north with the kids to visit family in northernmost New York and southern Ontario, Canada. During the …

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Contiguous Consonants

July 23, 2012Judd Schorr

Over the past few weeks, my wife Allison and I have done our annual summer trip up north with the kids to visit family in northernmost New York and southern Ontario, Canada. During the Canadian segment, I went for a drive …

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These Are a Few of My Favorite… Words

December 13, 2010GeekMom4

A monumental event has occurred in my household. I purchased my Word of the Day calendar today. No, you don’t understand. This is big for me. I am fascinated by words.  This is a helpful passion when a writer. I don’t really even need them arranged in sentences.  I save my favorite Word of the Day […]

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Learn How to Read a Word

December 6, 2010Jenny Bristol

I wouldn’t say words are my passion, but they have always fascinated me, like something that I knew about but couldn’t fully understand. I am always open to the opportunity to learn more, to fill even one of the many …

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The Visual Food Encyclopedia: A Review

November 26, 2010GeekMom12

Living in California for eight years helped me hone my cooking chops. We knew many couples that loved to cook and were often invited over for a potluck or a meal with items cooked from their garden. These meals often introduced my limited palate to delicious items I was unfamiliar with. Having been a picky […]

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HippoDict Chinese Dictionary for iPhone

January 12, 2010December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

When I was considering retiring my Palm TX in exchange for an iPod touch (no AT&T service in the rural area where I live, so no iPhone), one of my essential applications was a good Chinese dictionary. I speak Chinese …

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