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An information age manifesto. The book highlights today's
conflicting thoughts and values as they relate to the use of
information.
The Almost-Dictionary contains definitions only for almost-words.
Almost-words, like almost-count (settle for a pretty good
estimate), are not to be found in the almost-standard dictionaries
(Merriam-Webster, Oxford, etc.). Other examples of almost-words:
almost-all (most), almost-catch (fumble), almost-cure (treatment),
almost-giraffe (zebra), almost-news (a message that doesn't
sufficiently inform), almost-run (jog), almost-science
(technology), and so on. Things are rarely pure or perfect. There's
usually a gap between the way things are and the way we would like
things to be. The almost-standard dictionaries leave a lot of
definitions out, hence the need for the likes of: Jeff Foxworthy's
"The Redneck Dictionary," Ambrose Bierce's "The Devil's
Dictionary," and "The Dictionary of American Slang." The
Almost-Dictionary may be of interest to those that stock
dictionaries, reference books, business and especially
"quality-related" reference books, or humor books.
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