When I was young (pre-internet) I would spend some time with my dad every year. Whenever I asked him how to spell a word he would respond with “ go look it up in the dictionary”.
I hated this response. I hated it because it made no effing sense.
A) there’s no efficient way to look up a word you can’t spell in a paper book
B) dictionaries are specifically designed to provide meaning a word you know how to spell.
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