Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?

If you need to know how to spell it, the name is on the cover.

If you don't know what it means, how would you know to look in the dictionary?

That just leaves pronunciation and abbreviation. I guess you might look up the pronunciation but if you know to use the dictionary chances are good that you know how to pronounce it and I looked and didn't find an abbreviation.

I'm sure it's there because the dictionary is a book that defines words but it's a fun quandary.

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