Ask HN: Why don't web browsers discourage words that not everyone will know?

Re:Ask HN: Why don't web browsers discourage words that not ... by imwillofficial on Sunday August 14, 2022 @01:33PM (#32461137)

This is a terrible take. So bad I can’t even comprehend asking it.

Let me give an example of the inverse of this idea:

When I was 10 or so my mom had me read lord of the rings. She also gave me a dictionary to look up words I didn’t yet know. I learned so much. The resplendent delivery of my loquacious lexicon is beatific in its copious verbiage.

Momma dun learned me cuz I dint know words gud.

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Re:Ask HN: Why don't web browsers discourage words that not ... by cratermoon on Sunday August 14, 2022 @02:14PM (#32461505)

I still have the medium-sized dictionary I bought for college. Many words have dates or notes next to them, from the time when I would use it for studying and doing exactly this. I also have the thesaurus, of similar size, I bought at the same time.

Today I keep a spreadsheet of "Words of Interest", where I make notes about words I encounter that I either don't know or find especially insightfully placed. Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind a decent dictionary app that allowed for making permanent personal annotations. Do you happen to know of one?

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Re:Ask HN: Why don't web browsers discourage words that not ... by imwillofficial on Sunday August 14, 2022 @03:10PM (#32461988)

I do not, that’s a wonderful idea. Please report back if you find one

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