You looking words up?

I usually look up words that I don't know on my Swagbucks toolbar. I also use it as a convenient spell-checker. It's easier that way because it saves having to open up a new window. LOL...and yes I did look up tuberoses. They are very delicate looking, some even look like spiders, don't they? I like doing crossword puzzles, and quite frequently I've known answers because of previous lookups that I've done.

Yes I have always looked up unfamiliar words since I was very young and I am still doing it now in my "golden years". I enjoy increasing my knowledge

My dictionary is at hand and I check words in it. If I need more information I'll check on the computer, but my FIRST port of call is the dictionary. I guess that comes from being a secretary for so many years, and old habits from pre-computer days.

I am relieved that I am not the only one! I used to take a book to read on the bus to work every day along with a mini dictionary because I love words and the English language and I hate not knowing the full meaning of an unfamiliar word. My husband used to shake his head and ask why I bothered to look words up and I replied that I cannot see why you wouldn’t!

Your title reminded me of a cartoon my son likes to watch... the catch phrase is "Word Up, Word Girl" He loves Word Girl! Anyhow I guess that is really off the subject. To answer the question... I find myself looking things up more and more all the time. I finally got a smart phone, so I can easily search the web all the time. I never thought I wanted a smart phone, but now that I have one I use it all the time for things just like that. Also you should know your post made me have to look up tuberoses. They are very pretty little things.

I am always curious when I meet a word that does not sound familiar to me. In fact, my curiosity is not rested until I get to know the definition of the word or in some cases how one thing or a person mentioned looks like.

Way back in the dark ages, before the internet and computers, I did that all the time with dictionaries and encyclopedias. It was a bit more cumbersome. I do love learning new things, just to learn them. It is my secret Alzheimer prevention plan.

Yep, ya got me ta look it up... But I do look up words when I don't know what they mean or, more often, how they are spelled, especially if I think they have one meaning & it turns out they have another... of course, then there are times when I just wonder why or where a words comes from - I'm into the history of some words, especially when I'm not sure how they came into my families vernacular. I mean, I know there are some German words/phrases because my great grandmother was German, but there are some Spanish words that the family seems to have always used and my only guess is either they came in from the Porto Rican/Cuban influence on the east coast, or my dad might've picked them up when he was stationed in Texas. You wonder about Cuban - well, remember, in Guys and Dolls they flew down to Havana for a day or was that a night?...

Absolutely! The writer in me won't allow me to pass up the opportunity. Besides, you never know when you're going to need that word for things like playing SUDS on the Game Show Network! My kids do this as well, though they will usually call me and say "Mom, what does this mean?" James calls his Dad when he's studying for his Sunday School lesson or something and comes across a word in the bible that he doesn't understand.

Belated Happy New Year. Pre-computer, I had (still do) a HUGE library...it's about 10 feet long, 6 feet high, and covers every subject imaginable. Sadly, now it lies dormant, as I bee-line to the computer in my quest for knowledge. I hate not knowing.....hence, my computer is left ON far TOO much, as I hate waiting for it to "boot" up. A need to know right now! Cheers! P.S. Aren't "tuberoses" beauties?

Yes I do actually.....I have people's pc online...everyday there is a new word for you to see and get the meaning of....for a while I wrote them all down but was getting too big of a book filled with odd words that I had to quit! I also look up spelling to make sure it's right!

Hello, English is my second language and most of the words I have to look up. sometimes my child teaches me though.

I look up stuff sometimes but only when it really interests me.

im guilty of always doing that. My mother would always tell me that if i didnt know what something meant to look it up in the dictionary because than youll remember what it means where as if someone tells you, you will most likely forget. Now it just really annoys me not to know the meaning of a word, so i have to find out the definition right away or it can bother me for hours.

YEs I have done that alot of things turn out ery interesting too.

Good morning Ambie, I do look up words but most of the time when someone uses a word i'm not famaliar with in a discussion i just ask them what it means. I have learned meanings of alot of new words on mylot. Of course that doesn't mean i always remember them, lol.

Every single day often multiple times a day. I would say I may learn about 6 new words a day from reading something online and stumbling across a word which I don't recognize or can put into context of the sentence. The same when something suddenly grabs my attention on TV, a piece of music playing in the background or a place mentioned will send me straight to the keyboard to find out more. I think it's important to do so as it keeps us learning and educating ourselves every single day.

I often look works and other stuff up in the last a couple of years. the older I grow, the stronger curiosity I got. when there is any word I don't know either its meaning or the pronunciation I look it up almost every time when I am surfing the internet because it is so convenient to do so. I often turn to dictionary dot com if it is an English word. I often look up Chinese words too. although I am a Chinese and have been growing up in Chinese society, I think I just know tenth of the totally vocabulary like most of the Chinese. when there is someone I don't know or not familiar with, other than words, I turn to wikipedia which is really a band of knowledge and information.

hi frnd, this is santosh n actualy i come in many situations like this, sometimes i ll try out find out n sometimes i dont. it all depends on my mood yar. sometimes i don leave the thing until i know what it is n sometimes i don even bother what it is........

hi frnd, this is santosh n actualy i come in many situations like this, sometimes i ll try out find out n sometimes i dont. it all depends on my mood yar. sometimes i don leave the thing until i know what it is n sometimes i don even bother what it is........