[stylist] homonyms

[Judith Bron]

JC, Thanks for the link.  I use it all the time for homonyms, definitions 
and synonyms.  I love it!  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] homonyms


> Judith,
> I use word web too, very easy link:
> www.wordweb.com
> download for free if you agree to their license agreement...which is the 
> strangest thing I've ever seen!  its all greenie but AlGore couldn't 
> qualify.
> great software and wonderful for speech!  you install it, then in whatever 
> application you're working, control-alt-w brings up word web on the word 
> you are pointing to, it'll check that one.  bring up wordweb while cursor 
> is on blank and you can enter what you wish to check.  misspelling, you 
> get nearest spellings.  it is a very cool program.
> jc
>
> Jim Canaday M.A.
> Lawrence, KS
>
> At 03:52 PM 1/14/2010, you wrote:
>>  A major problem that we blind writers often confront is homonyms.  Words 
>> like, "Course" and "Coarse" or "to", "too", and "two" all pose problems 
>> at one time or another. I have a downloaded program on my computer that I 
>> use when my brain gets fuzzy and I mix up my  homonyms.  The program is 
>> "Word Web".  It is a free download but I don't have the link.  Google up, 
>> "Word web free download".  The other free and very useful tool is 
>> www.dictionary.com.  Happy writing, Judith
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