The right dictionary
I just found a post on using the right dictionary and I immediately had to review its reference: You’re probably using the wrong dictionary by James Somers . I don’t regret it. The core message is that we shall not only use dictionaries to find the meaning of words we don’t know, but to use them to enrich our prose. I never considered there would be such a dictionary that allows for such kind task. James presents the Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, unfortunately that link is broken. Nevertheless he provides a link to download the dictionary , it a standard format for dictionaries.
After unzipping the file there is a second file that
needs to be expanded stardict-dictd-web1913-2.4.2.tar.bz2, that one
contains the dictionary. To use it the GoldenDict package can be
used. Detailed instructions for configuring it are here
Dr. Óscar Nájera
Software archeologist – Recovering Physicist – Dancer
As scientist I studied the physics of the very small quantum world. As a computer hacker I distill code. Software is eating the world, and less code means less errors, less problems. Millions of lines of legacy code demand attention and have to be understood and simplified for future reliable operation.