_number8_@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoyou have to subscribe to the dictionary nowlemmy.worldimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down152file-text
arrow-up1350arrow-down1imageyou have to subscribe to the dictionary nowlemmy.world_number8_@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
i’ve never been on this site before – that is to say, you don’t even get like a couple free words what a joke
minus-squareKISSmyOS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70arrow-down5·1 year ago what a joke In the past, you had to buy the book. Or go to the library to read it. Both of which you can still do. And with a library membership you can access the web version as well. How else do you expect the authors of the dictionary to pay their rent?
minus-squareDonkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·1 year agoWith ads! Wait, I also dislike those… They should figure it out for themselves!
minus-squarebody_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThey did, they put up a paywall 🙂
In the past, you had to buy the book. Or go to the library to read it.
Both of which you can still do. And with a library membership you can access the web version as well.
How else do you expect the authors of the dictionary to pay their rent?
With ads! Wait, I also dislike those… They should figure it out for themselves!
They did, they put up a paywall 🙂