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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Diccionario Panhispánico de Dudas Now Online

The Real Academia Española now has an online version.

On one hand, the DPD is a great resource for language service providers, and it is very useful that the RAE is posting its content. On the other hand, it is not very user-friendly. The font size used is very small, so you may want to bring a magnifying glass or prepare to squint. The subjects are organized in a confusing way. Their search mechanism requires following certain instructions to the letter (my translation):

Nouns and adjectives that can be used in either singular or plural form must be searched in their singular form: búnker, especia, gente, políglota, etc.; those that are only used in their plural form must be searched in that form: ambages, arras, comicios, etc.


Overall, the online version has gotten me more interested in purchasing an actual hard copy.

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