Friday, February 16, 2007

We're here to help you. We meaning li'l ol' me

As a service to SPIIDERWEB™ readers I offer the following.
Ever have something you want to say and don't know the right word? Try the reverse dictionary.

Need to convert something into something else? Go to the conversion site.

Wanna know what time it is in Istanbul? We got ya covered with the world clock.

Need help with English? We have help for ya at Writing English.

Maybe you're interested in military warnings. Got a few military warnings here.

Perhaps now's a good time for a diversion? Well, monkeybriefs qualifies.

Do you have something like a stereo or dvd player and lost the instruction manual? Not to worry. You can probably find one at this site.

And finally, for now.
The secret recipies you never thought you could duplicate. secret recipies revealed.

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Friday, February 09, 2007

In keeping with the last post

Often my writing is simple. Its intentional and often caused by my inherent laziness. But there are a couple other reasons. My visitors are from many countries and the readers have limited English vocabularies (often) because English is not their native language. It just makes things easier for them. And the paramount reason to write is to communicate and the use of esoteric words can make understanding more difficult to the reader.

I used to keep a sign by my desk which read:
Sally forth and relieve yourself in a vertical trajectory in the immediate vicinity of a piece of hemp.

Many co-workers who understand the English language would ask what the hell it meant.
Go piss up a rope.

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