File this under “wait… that didn’t happen ages ago?” but Merriam-Webster has finally gotten around to launching a dictionary app for Google Android. The free app lets you look up words, listen to how they’re pronounced, or even search by voice. There’s a word of the day feature and the ability to view your search history to help remember all those words you just learned…. Read more »

Remember when you used to have to pay for a dictionary? Those days are long gone. I can’t remember the last time I went to a physical book to look up a word. Instead I just type a word into a web site. Sometimes I don’t even get that far, instead just typing into my browser’s search bar and letting Google do the heavy lifting… Read more »

Dictionaries are great if you need to look up the meaning of a word you’ve read in a book, newspaper, or online. But what if it’s a word you’ve heard but don’t know how to spell? You could try to sound it out, but the English language isn’t always helpful there. Just thing of all the words you would think start with an F or… Read more »

As much as I love the feel of holding a good book in my hand, there are a few things you can do with digital books that you can’t easily do with the old fashioned paper type of book. For instance, you can quickly search for text in the eBook, or highlight a word to look up its meaning in a dictionary. You know, assuming… Read more »