What reference book or website do you frequently use?
Post your answer in the LEAVE A COMMENT section below. I’m not the boss of you, though. Don’t write anything for all I care! No matter what you do, though, do NOT use what you read on this site as a reference for anything!
. . .here are my thoughts.
What reference book or website do you frequently use?
Book? Am I expected to go to your grandma’s basement and scrounge around the “T” volume of Encyclopedia Britannica for outdated info on tardigrades? Let’s be honest—we all use Wikipedia. Technically, we search Google for the subject we want info about, skip past the AI slop at the top of the page, then click on the Wikipedia link below. Wikipedia is a fantastic starting point. For example, when I was writing Q&complAints #686, I Googled “tartigrade.” Yup, I misspelled it; but Google had my back. I clicked on the Wiki link to review info I was pretty sure I already knew. I then followed a couple links to delve deeper into the truth about those amazing creatures. I also didn’t care for the pictures on Wikipedia, so I found another site that better served my needs. A similar process occurs during many of my writings. My wife occasionally overhears me listening to Stuff You Should Know podcast episodes. Without fail, she’ll comment that when the hosts aren’t going off on tangents, they’re just regurgitating info from Wikipedia. Not true, Phoebe! Josh & Chuck would never misuse the 21st-century’s Encyclopedia Britannica.