Addictionary won the "amusement" category in the 2009 Web Awards.
Scrabble. Mad Libs. Upwords. Crossword puzzles. Nursery rhymes?
It all reminds me of Christmas, Thanksgiving, and any other time my father gets to share his knowledge of two-letter words, while I reprieve with four-letter words. 'Tis yet another episode of my college-break-gone-home banishment.
The Delaney family, like many, hypothetically could enter word-rehab, where mumbling knows no boundaries and where pens can be found under couch cushions, in beds, and if you're unlucky, in your breakfast --My mom is very competitive.
Addictionary harbors such word addictions into a virtual space, allowing its users to create new words, discuss the proper definition for existing words, and suggest definitions that should fit into some shape of collaborative letters. Oh and riddles.
In other WORDS, I could spend hours on the site and eventually obtain a vocabulary not found in any penthouse or on any street.
Why wouldn't you want to adapt your verbal skills to the time-greedy, diverse crowds of the Internet?
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