Do you use a dictionary while posting in myLot?

That's how my browser look when I'm mylotting:P - This is a printscreen of my browser while I'm spending my time on myLot. Two tabs with mylot pages and one for an online dictionary xD
@Pompon (1757)
Poland
October 17, 2007 11:30am CST
I surely do:P I always keep "ling.pl" (an on-line dictionary) open. It helps me to describe precisely what I want to tell. I guess many of us has this problem that we want to respond to a discussion and we know wat we want to say but we don't know how to do it in english. So do you use a dictionary then or just think of a word on your own?
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@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
17 Oct 07
No, I'm not using a dictionary. I use a Mozilla plug-in that underlines the words if I miss-spell them.
@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
That's great! Could you tell me what plugin is that? I have a polish version of firefox so it underline every english word I write just because:P But it would be easier the way you do it;)
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@loginc (197)
• India
18 Oct 07
Hi Pompon, i think the extension that you need is Quick Locale Switcher. It is available at the following link : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1333 Login
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• Romania
20 Oct 07
I usually try to figure out the words on my own but there are times when they just don't come to my mind so I use the dictionary... Come on, there are times when we can't find the appropiate words in our own languages, so it's not a crime using the dictionary when we talk another language. Although many would say that with my Certificate in Advanced English I shouldn't be using the dictionary anymore, I sure need it badly sometimes lol.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
21 Oct 07
Well, CAE is definitely very useful but that shouldn't imply fomeone does not need dictionary from time to time. Heck, my english teachers who have proficiency level used dictionaries sometimes:P It's absolutely no shame^_^
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
18 Oct 07
I need to get myself a dictionary. I often find myself wandering if I spelled a word wrong. So for Christmas Im asking for a dictionary.LOL
@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
If you're just checking spelling you can use spell check plugins (Mozilla firefox has that) and thus ask for something more fun for Christmas xD
• Brazil
18 Oct 07
The biggest thing on mylot is that ppl majority speak correct english, so my native language isn´t english, i´m ok to grammar but not to vocabulary so to express if a i use dictionary i prefer to say that i use a translator. Fortunally i speak my native language very well and correct, so is easy to me take a translator and like people on mylot do not use much abreviations, help us to improve our skills, imagine if anyone here talk internetish, we would learn wrong wrote english words. Thanks to god, this not happen here.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Hmm... I'm using OMG or lol or IMHO so I guess I polute myLot a little :P I'm a child of the internet, what to do. But I try very hard to be understandable.
@julianarw (1521)
• Netherlands
18 Oct 07
No, i don't. But sometimes i use my electronic translator, it is more easy for me than using online dictionary.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Well, I meant any type of dictionary:P But i'm little envy of you xP I wish I had electonic translator, theyre so in handy :D
@zxkiky (59)
• China
18 Oct 07
yes,sometimes when i remember.English is not my mother tongue and my english is not very good, the most important reason I come here is for improving my english
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
I'm looking forward to improve my english, too:)
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
18 Oct 07
I use the dictionary for checking the correct meaning of idioms and synonyms which I use in my discussion topic. That is not quite often.
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@gloria777 (1674)
• India
18 Oct 07
I do not use dictionary as I don't want to write in hard words which cannot attracts the reader. This is a discussion forum. So I always try to post in simple language.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Well, I wanted to anser some question here about fruits in our family lands:P And I didn't know how some fruit was called in english. Now I know the name of a fruit I was thinking of is "gooseberry" but it wan't be possible without a dictionary. I don't think it's a complicated word, I just don't use it too much.
• India
18 Oct 07
No I dont use it. I prefer writing simple words which needs no dictionary to be referred. I think thats the best way for each of the person who reads my responce.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Sometimes i search for the words that in fact are simple lol but I don't use it too often so I forget how do I write them in english:P
@lpetges (3036)
• United States
17 Oct 07
no, but i do use spell check! it really helps, cant stand to read mispelled words!
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
17 Oct 07
Silver Nokia 6030 - This is exact the same model and color I have. it's simple yet very usefull:)
Actually I'm not so eager about perfect spelling as I often do typing mistakes like writing yuo not you:P
@Arkadus (895)
• Canada
18 Oct 07
No I don't need one of those. I will admit to having to use urban dictionary once in a while to look up slang but I hardly think that counts. As for spelling, well my browser has a built in spelling checker so I've very few worries as far as that goes.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
My browser does a spell check, only not in english:P And urban dictionary is a dictionary so it counts, too. There's nothing to be ashamed off xD
@andrejuly84 (1047)
• Romania
18 Oct 07
i don't use a dictionary when i post here.yes,it happened to use one few times but most of times i try to express my feelings with my own words.i think is harder for me to use a word i don't know.if happens to have a word i don't know how to say in english i am looking for a word similary to decribe what i want to say
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Using dictionary can improve your nglish skills so that's why I stick with it:P
@wasons (302)
• China
18 Oct 07
hello pompon! yes i some times look for a dictionary while posting on mylot as well,as my native language isn't english,so i some times fall in the trouble how to express my feeling.also i joined in mylot for the mostly reason is improving my english.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Yes, that was one of the reasons I joined, too:)
• United States
18 Oct 07
No I was not but that is a very good idea. Help me if I am having trouble with a word
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
18 Oct 07
Well, thank you;)
@niranjans87 (1077)
• India
17 Oct 07
No i ve never done that nor have any ideas to do it in the future...not that my English is excellent but i feel that i dont need to use really great theatrical words to give my opinions on mylot and my english is good enough for that...
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
17 Oct 07
Well, I guess I'm not on your level yet but I hope it will come to me in a time, too :)
@andben (1075)
• Italy
18 Oct 07
Yes, of course. I'm italian so when I'm posting a response I don't know all the translations from italian to english of the words I want to use to express my opinions. I also use a dictionary when I read a discussion or a response for the same reason.
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 07
Well, I use dictionary while mylotting only to check the spelling. Most of the time, I use my own words.
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• United States
20 Oct 07
I use a dictionary on mylot to help with my spelling and to find out what words mean.
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@topei12 (272)
• Philippines
18 Oct 07
No, I don't use dictionary. I'm confident with my spelling. If I was wrong it's probably typographical error.lol But constructing the sentence is really hard or finding the right word to use might take awhile.
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@deserve40 (1656)
• India
17 Oct 07
Yes, I do use dictonary whenever I feel confused about the spellings. I have to state that I make many mistakes of spellings. My grammer is quite okay but for spellings I have to be very careful or else I may do some very common mistakes. So I have downloaded a dictonary in my computer, so it is easy to varify my spelling very fast.
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@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
17 Oct 07
Yeah, I have a problem with spelling, too:P Phew, it's good to know I'm not the only one who uses dictionary on myLot xD Thanks fro your response:)