and who else does it annoy?
Thumbs up to all....and 10 points to the funniest (or accurate as the case may be) answer.
Be well all - peace
2007-06-09 12:30:03 · 14 answers · asked by freshbliss 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
And if applicable, just when was the last time you actually used "dint" in a sentence?
2007-06-09 12:33:27 · update #1
probably the same reason that when you type in directions from us to europe mapquest has you swin 200,000miles.
2007-06-09 12:35:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dint is a word. It means by effort or force. It is seldom used except in a few phrases like "by dint of hard work" which seem almost redundant and slightly archaic. It's still a word but I doubt that it will last more than another generation.
In the meantime, it is annoying and having it in our spellchecks will probably mean that by the time the real meaning gets classed as archaic, it will be so commonly used for didn't that it will wind up listed that way.
2007-06-09 19:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by Kuji 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The spellchecker was sitting right at the top of the text box for answering questions until about 2 days ago. And I'm also still having problems with trying to star questions that interest me.
But I'm afraid the spellchecker is gone til they finish the updates to Yahoo Answers. And yes it annoys me that after all this time it has disappeared for a while and I would like to have it back. Pretty please?
I did let the team know that it is gone for now.
2007-06-09 19:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dint(dnt)
n.
1. Force or effort; power: succeeded by dint of hard work.
2. A dent.
tr.v. dint·ed, dint·ing, dints
1. To put a dent in.
2. To impress or drive in forcibly.
2007-06-09 19:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by KM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dint is a real word. look it up in the dictionary. i just did. did you think it was some sort of slang?
Dictionary
dint |dint| noun 1 an impression or hollow in a surface : the soft dints at the top of a coconut. 2 archaic a blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting. • force of attack; impact : I perceive you feel the dint of pity. verb [ trans. ] mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows : [as adj. ] ( dinted) the metal was dull and dinted. PHRASES by dint of by means of : he had gotten to where he was today by dint of sheer hard work. ORIGIN Old English dynt [stroke with a weapon,] reinforced in Middle English by the related Old Norse word dyntr; of unknown ultimate origin. Compare with dent .
2007-06-09 19:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Ricky Ricardo wanted this in the dictonary when he was trying to speak to Lucy in the I Love Lucy show. I just wonder why he 'dint' learn english well?
2007-06-09 19:33:32 · answer #6 · answered by Roxas of Organization 13 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dint you know, it is a word. See - I even used it properly in a sentence for you.
2007-06-09 19:35:43 · answer #7 · answered by Kate v.7.0 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Dint" know it was in the Yahoo spell check.
(Doesn't annoy; good word, best like it in phrase of, "by dint of your imagination, can you possibly....")
(Dang nab it. I was answering the phone, and I came back, and pressed "submit" and other folks had made the same pun I was making, and here I thought I was so original--good lesson in humility....)
2007-06-09 19:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It "dint" annoy me. Ha ha The spell check came up "No misspellings found"
2007-06-09 19:37:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dint (n.) Force or effort; power: succeeded by dint of hard work.
dint (n.) A dent.
dint (v.) To put a dent in.
2007-06-09 19:33:25 · answer #10 · answered by Nifty Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dint is a word
http://www.answers.com/dint&r=67
2007-06-09 19:32:43 · answer #11 · answered by cast.no.shadow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋