Aesthetics: A hidden gem on Wikipedia

September 6th, 2006

When spell-checking a word, I often just type it up in the google bar of firefox. It generally gets the job done, but it’s not the most reliable way of finding the correct spelling. For example, looking up “ordourves” brings up plenty of confirmation that you’re correct, but in reality you’ll just be joining lots of other people in mis-spelling hors d’oeuvre.

This morning, I was checking on the word Aesthetic using the “just google it, I’m in a hurry” method, and found this lovely article on wikipedia.

Not only did it list the correct (and alternate) spellings, but it also answers some heady questions:

wikipedia_aesthetics

I thought it was a nice little early-morning treat, so I figured I’d share!

Posted by Eric Skiff Filed in Uncategorized, aesthetics, art, blogging, spelling, wikipedia
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