Windows · Free download · Reading Writing and Grammar
is an exhaustive list of words and phrases ("dimwitticisms") that should be eradicated from our speech and writing.
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Overview
is an exhaustive list of words and phrases ("dimwitticisms") that should be eradicated from our speech and writing.
In depth
Dimwit's Dictionary is a compilation of thousands of "dimwitticisms" (clichés, colloquialisms, idioms, and the like) that people speak and write excessively.
Many of the entries are followed by synonyms that may be used in place of the worn-out word or phrase, by sentence examples taken from a miscellany of publications, and by commentary (for selected ones).
The program bombards you with foreign phrases, grammatical gimmicks, ineffectual phrases, inescapable pairs, infantile phrases, moribund metaphors, overworked words, plebeian sentiments, popular prescriptions, quack equations, suspect superlatives, torpid terms, withered words, and wretched redundancies.
Verdict
Dimwit's Dictionary runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Demo license — the installer is 1 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Reading Writing and Grammar.
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