December 02, 2005

Merriam-Webster Open Dictionary

Merriam-Webster has added to their online dictionary an open dictionary where anyone can submit entries for words not present in the online dictionary. It has already received over 2,300 submissions, which you can browse.

My own small contribution is the noun microhol, the substance with chemical formula M$2H5OH, in which the two carbons of ethanol are replaced with M$. microhol is said to have the effect of rendering anyone who consumes it susceptible to the influence of Microsoft..

Posted by Bill Poser at December 2, 2005 08:43 PM