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An app to improve your Vocabulary

Shown by TenJack on Jul 17, 2011. Click the card to turn it over.

69points

51comments

#181of 1,097 in 2011

Top 17%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

4 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.

Execution: 2 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against

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Visual design looks amateurish and cluttered
From 2 comments
- Constructive criticism: the visual aesthetic of the site is so busted that I (and I expect many people) would never register to try the software. Some ideas for improvement which…
  ForrestN on HN
- First thought on the website is that you really need a design. An average user will automatically feel troubled with the overall looks of the site. Best example is a known war…
  TechnoFou on HN
Password rules too restrictive
From 2 comments
- "Password must contain only letters, numbers, and underscores" Could you fix that please? There is no reason to restrict what a password may contain.
  ch0wn on HN
- Agreed. Also, up the max password length -- 20 is far too small for those who use password managers. Not that I am terribly worried about someone breaking into my WordStash…
  rpedroso on HN
Page did not render in some browsers
From 1 comment
- The page doesn't seem to render properly here (Firefox 5 and Chromium 12 tested). In case it helps: http://i.imgur.com/xvEZE.png
  reidrac on HN
Next button slows studying
From 2 comments
- 'IQ' already means something in this realm. Re-using it is a very bad idea. Having to click 'next word' after each word gets old fast, and seriously slows down your studying.…
  wccrawford on HN
- Yes, please get rid of the "next" button or at least allow me to advance with my keyboard - preferably the space key.
  Inufu on HN

Mobile app or mobile-optimized interface
From 1 comment
- Do you have a mobile app or a mobile-optimized interface? If so, you should mention it on the front page. I use Anki for studying vocabulary, and for reviewing I use the iPhone…
  dkarl on HN
Keyboard shortcut to advance words
From 2 comments
- Yes, please get rid of the "next" button or at least allow me to advance with my keyboard - preferably the space key.
  Inufu on HN
- Accelerator key for next word!
  Robin_Message on HN
Mark known words to hide them
From 1 comment
- It would be nice if I could confirm that I 'know' words, and that I could opt for those words to not appear (or perhaps be grayed-out) in lists.
  rpedroso on HN
Word of the day feature
From 1 comment
- A word of the day would be a very good way to get people enter their email and tip them to come back to the site. I'd leave my email without a thought.
  ecaradec on HN
Better definitions
From 1 comment
- Love the idea, but the word definitions are lacking. From the top 100 list, churlish is defined as having the qualities of a serf or peasant. This is correct, but in common usage…
  wzdd on HN

How to use learning mode
From 1 comment
- How do you get learning mode to work?
  chrischen on HN
Public-domain dictionary source
From 1 comment
- Is there a public-domain dictionary that sites such as this use?
  kaffeinecoma on HN

Anki
From 2 comments
- Do you have a mobile app or a mobile-optimized interface? If so, you should mention it on the front page. I use Anki for studying vocabulary, and for reviewing I use the iPhone…
  dkarl on HN
- Similar to?: http://ankisrs.net/
  mhb on HN
Quizlet
From 1 comment
- Looks cool. Some similar study modes to what we have at Quizlet (http://quizlet.com)
  philfreo on HN
AnkiDroid
From 1 comment
- Ankidroid: http://code.google.com/p/ankidroid/
  GertG on HN