Topic: Visuwords - Only For Word-Nerds
Interesting tool for word-nerds ...
- njc
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It seems to pick random words instead of using the input I gave it.
- vern
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njc wrote:
It seems to pick random words instead of using the input I gave it.
I think you have to sign up to put in your own stuff. I didn't see any place to do input. If you hit the "Explore" link then it brings up random items to diagram. If you click the "Learn more" link then it wants you to sign up, but still doesn't provide a means to insert your own items to explore. At least that's the way it worked for me. Take care. Vern
4 2018-09-18 03:09:45 (edited by Temple Wang 2018-09-18 03:14:59)
- Temple Wang
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vern wrote:
njc wrote:It seems to pick random words instead of using the input I gave it.
I think you have to sign up to put in your own stuff. I didn't see any place to do input. If you hit the "Explore" link then it brings up random items to diagram. If you click the "Learn more" link then it wants you to sign up, but still doesn't provide a means to insert your own items to explore. At least that's the way it worked for me. Take care. Vern
It opens with a random word. Then you put any word in. I haven’t signed up for anything. I have used it lots. Works great. In fact, I am not aware that there is anything to sign up for. It’s never asked me, and I don’t even see an option in the menu to “sign up” other than following on Twitter. I do use it only on mobile devices. Never tried it on a normal computer.
- Memphis Trace
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Temple Wang wrote:
Interesting tool for word-nerds ...
Looks good. Thanks.
- C J Driftwood
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That's pretty cool, Temple. I could play with that all day.
NJC, the input is at the top- where it says: Visualize a word.
- vern
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Temple Wang wrote:
vern wrote:njc wrote:It seems to pick random words instead of using the input I gave it.
I think you have to sign up to put in your own stuff. I didn't see any place to do input. If you hit the "Explore" link then it brings up random items to diagram. If you click the "Learn more" link then it wants you to sign up, but still doesn't provide a means to insert your own items to explore. At least that's the way it worked for me. Take care. Vern
It opens with a random word. Then you put any word in. I haven’t signed up for anything. I have used it lots. Works great. In fact, I am not aware that there is anything to sign up for. It’s never asked me, and I don’t even see an option in the menu to “sign up” other than following on Twitter. I do use it only on mobile devices. Never tried it on a normal computer.
Since I didn't see a place to enter a word, I clicked on "Learn more" and still didn't see a place to enter a word, but did see some ads for subscribing to things so assumed you must sign up. Going back in again, I tried the menu and nothing there to enter a word. Finally I did see the faint "visualize a word" in top left corner - not very noticeable but clicked on it and was able to type in a word. You don't get a blank or enter or anything, just type in a word and it works. They probably should have something that says "enter word: or such to make it more noticeable, but for free I guess one can't complain. Take care. Vern
- j p lundstrom
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I tried it,Temple. It looks to me like something that would please those who have a long morning and evening commute and a cell phone.
Guess I'm not a word nerd. I can't see myself having the patience to fiddle around and wait for graphics to arrive at something I already know, or something that's at my fingertips in the American Heritage Dictionary or Roget's Thesaurus.
If I were a student who didn't have a great vocabulary or a firm grasp on the parts of speech, I might feel differently.
It's a toy. If it imparts learning as well as enjoyment, so much the better. JP
