Polyglot VS Wiktionary

Polyglot mentions (0)

Wiktionary mentions (36)

• I don't know which is worse

  When you use the dictionary in English, as I tell to anyone learning English, the best dictionary is not a traditional dictionary, but is wiktionary.org, which itself includes the same definitions as the ones you've linked, but additionally contains "usage notes" that point out how rare and niche the archaic use of "America" to refer to a geographical continent is. It only comes up when you are talking about... Source: 12 months ago

• What is the best translator for Russian?

  For single words just use a dictionary. wiktionary.org works most of the time and usually is very informative. Source: 12 months ago

• is there a website that shows detailed structure of the word like suffix, roots or case endings?

  Wiktionary.org is very good if you can read Finnish well enough. I don't expect English wiktionary to have a lot of content. Source: 12 months ago

• is the b silent in subtle? How do I pronounce it?

  Two good resources to check for accurate pronunciation are wiktionary.org and forvo.com for a variety of voice recordings for words. Source: about 1 year ago

• Is my English understandable?

  For words, it helps a lot to look them up on wiktionary.org or dictionary.com and read the IPA. For example, "complicated" is a word which stresses the 1st syllable, but you've put the stress on the 3rd. Generally, the stress stays on the same part of the word as the root word (COM-pli-cate), and adding -ed or -ing doesn't change it. e.g. MO-ti-vate, MO-tivating, MO-tivated. Source: about 1 year ago