Looked up a word in the dictionary and have had to look up the meaning also as they have used a word of equal complexity to describe it?
Please note my efforts to not sound stupid in this question, it's just that it has happened to me before....
2007-06-21 06:32:32 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Indeed!
One time I thought I'd be a smart *** and look up the word "dictionary" on the dictionary. It said,'You're holding it, you moron! See moron.'
So I looked up 'moron' and it said, 'Oh, it's you again!'.
True story!
2007-06-21 06:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by Fred 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, mostly philosphical words or sometime scientific terms. It would help if this happen again try using the thesaurus as it gives you a list of similar meaning words. Save up time looking and searching repeatedly with a dictionary
2007-06-21 13:37:27 · answer #2 · answered by soundfamiliar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes several times. it's like dictionarys were designed for people who knew the definitions of all the words.
2007-06-21 13:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by da_jtac_0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Errm ... no, I'm quite literate. I usually only use the dictionary to confirm my spelling and quite often, I'm trying to use a word that isn't in my medium-sized dictionary so I have to resort to the huge one I have in my bedroom. If its not in there, I can usually confirm my spelling by using an online dictionary.
2007-06-21 13:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep. Sometimes people use words out of context and we think they mean one thing and it word means something altogether different. For instance the word obnoxious. Most people think that means stuck up, rude, smart-***. It really means offensive. We get all types of words mixed up thinking they are one thing and that word means something entirely different.
2007-06-21 13:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by basschick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time!
2007-06-21 13:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Her ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What,s a dictionary?
2007-06-21 13:38:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, or go to a thesaurus to continue the search. Or when the definition is "...past tense of ...."
2007-06-21 13:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes many times! but the real question should be: Why dont they just give you a simple answer?
2007-06-21 13:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by KareBear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that hasn't happened to me before
2007-06-21 14:44:11 · answer #10 · answered by Bruce P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋