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It's been suggested here that the folks at The Vocabula Review are a bunch of Raving Prescripts. As evidence, here is their Ranking of College Dictionaries, which is currently available in their free preview area. You should note that the ranking criteria is inversely related to descriptiveness. The list of "test" words and phrases is highly subjective in and of itself.
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At least they're upfront about the fact that their criteria are totally bogus.
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This Fiske guy gives me a headache.
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This Fiske guy gives me a headache.
He gives nothing for free. He charges for everything.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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And if you're more clever than you sound, you'll find other free resources too. and that's a fine how-de-do!
formerly known as etaoin...
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And if you're more clever than you sound, you'll find other free resources too.Too dear at half the price. But, today is a memorable day: I have been fisked. At least I'm in good company.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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and that's a fine how-de-do! heh!
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To be mocked by the guardian of the moon from wolves is an hono(u)r indeed.
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[Il] vouloyt que maille à maille on feist les haubergeons, de cheval donné tousjours reguardoyt en la gueulle, saultoyt du coq à l'asne, mettoyt entre deux verdes une meure, faisoit de la terre le foussé, gardoyt la lune des loups, si les nues tomboient esperoyt prandre les alouettes. [Rabelais. Gargantua, chapter IX.] (He always looked a given horse in the mouth, leaped from the cock to the ass, and put one ripe between two green. By robbing Peter he paid Paul, he kept the moon from the wolves, and hoped to catch larks if ever the heavens should fall.) (A nice proverb that, so bon the mot: garder la lune des loups, des chiens.)
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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