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Which got wrecked worse by Lake Superior? Tom Fitton or the Edmund Fitzgerald? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I have no actual stake in this discussion beyond the fun of arguing. I could continue, for example by pointing out that in the article about "Encyclopedia" you linked it says

There are some broad differences between encyclopedias and dictionaries. Most noticeably, encyclopedia articles are longer, fuller and more thorough than entries in most general-purpose dictionaries.[3][20] There are differences in content as well. Generally speaking, dictionaries provide linguistic information about words themselves, while encyclopedias focus more on the things for which those words stand.[6][7][8][9]

But I get the feeling you're taking this too seriously, and I'm not enjoying this anymore. So let's end it here, I hope you have a good day!