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some_dude
2008-11-19 04:50 am UTC (link)

What gets me about cases like these is that the people complaining are doing so on their computers. I don't know about them, but my browser has a google toolbar right in it. When I encounter a word I don't know, ~~before~~ rather than mouthing off about it, I copy-paste it into the search and usually learn something. If only they would do the same.

In other, shorter, words: GOOGLE MOAR.

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	yoritomo_reiko 2008-11-19 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	This is why I keep a link to merriam-webster.com on my personal bookmark bar. Just so that I can go look things up. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dragonfangirl 2008-11-19 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	Hell, I don't know about anyone else, but if I have a word selected in the text I can right-click to dictionary it right there. :\| (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2008-11-20 12:39 am UTC (link)
	I learned about this ability that Firefox has from this wank. Thank you, F_W! No more c&p-ing into dictionary.com for me! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	eleutheria 2008-11-20 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Now I'm really wishing I could use Firefox. (I work at home, my work's system only plays with IE, and it's too much bother to keep switching browsers all the time. That, and I tried Firefox once and it kept crashing on this computer.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	coreopsis 2008-11-20 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	Best feature ever. Unfortunately I find myself wanting to do it when reading actual books. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hitchhiker42 2008-11-19 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	I used to do that too, until I discovered this Firefox extension. It's probably the one I actively use the most. (As opposed to the ones like AdBlock Plus that just sit there and do their thing without me actually having to use them.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	some_dude 2008-11-19 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kookaburra 2008-11-20 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Oooh. adds (Reply to this)(Parent)

	spawn_of_kong 2008-11-19 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	We should point them to the Just Fucking Google It page. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	spawn_of_kong 2008-11-19 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	And now the word "google" just looks silly to me (more than usual, that is). (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rimrunner 2008-11-20 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Or, even better: Let me Google that for you. XD (Reply to this)(Parent)

	talec 2008-11-20 12:07 am UTC (link)
	I keep my searchbar on Dictionary.com for this very purpose. 8D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	abharding 2008-11-20 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	That is one of the best things about my MacBook Pro. The dictionary that is included in it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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