Re: Lets hope the new D&S diseasels aren't like this!

John Liebson Wrote:
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> I think that it is a good idea to ban words that
> are in such sources as Merriam-Webster, Ox-
> ford Dictionaries, Collins English Dictionary,
> Cambridge English Dictionary, etc. The banned
> word that is discussed in this thread is listed
> in all of the above sources, among others.
>
> By doing this, the traffic on this site would be
> greatly diminished . . .


Good Idea, John -

But if you REALLY want to diminish traffic on this site, why not suggest banning ALL words that are in such sources as Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionaries, Collins English Dictionary, Cambridge English Dictionary, etc.   Oh, and don't forget all the Langenscheidts two-language dictionaries as well – that would eliminate wasteful off-topic conversations with our friends Christian, Edvard der Oilkannisterr,* Urias et al.  Since "A picture is worth 1,000 words" we wouldn't miss much — everyone could just post photos without having to anguish over identifying who or what is in them as, without words, there would be no captions to worry about . . .    

- Rüssell der Verüchter

*  See [ngdiscussion.net] et seq.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2018 11:41AM by Russo Loco.