What is this?
The Alternative dictionaries are a collection of various forms of "bad language" from many languages. At the moment, there are 2743 entries in 162 dictionaries. This is a collaborative project with contributions from a lot of people. The pages are developed and edited by Hans-Christian Holm.
2008-02-12: The new domain is up and working.
2004-06-03: A 131-page book containing all dictionaries is now available for download as a PDF file (892 kB). Feel free to comment on this! The book isn't exactly error-free or a typographic chef-d'Âœuvre at the moment, but there will be updates with corrections later this year.
2004-06-02: All dictionaries are now available for download as PDF files.
2004-05-26: The old pages, which had been unchanged since 1995, were replaced by a complete remake of the site using more up-to-date web techniques, including full Unicode support and proper sorting. At the moment, only the basic content is up, but more stuff is planned.
How to Contribute
The input system will be up soon. Contributors must register, and new entries are subject to editorial control. New entries should contain:
- Accurate grammatical description
- Pronunciation in IPA (some guidance will be given)
- A couple of examples of usage
- For languages using non-Latin scripts, transcriptions using a "scientific" scheme
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