Quick Link: Tip of My Tongue
November 11, 2008
This is just something I found the other day. I forget where I first stumbled upon it, but I’d like to give credit where credit is due, so I apologize to whoever helped me to discover this site. Tip of My Tongue is a quick web app that aims to help its users with a problem that humans have had for all of time: remembering a word that they just can’t think of. Using short qualifiers, the app narrows down possible words as far as possible. I’ve found it pretty successful in identifying words that I tested it out with.
Useless example: For instance, if I just can’t remember what you call a book which you use to look up meanings of words, I’m quickly able to figure it out. I type in “book,” “meanings,” and “words” into the “Word Meaning” fields, and it narrows my search to “dictionary” and “wordbook,” at which point I realize I’m thinking of the word “dictionary.”
Give it a shot; I think it’s a pretty cool app.
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2 Comments to Quick Link: Tip of My Tongue
by Isabella
On November 17, 2008 at 8:34 am
Interesting.. .this application really sounds cool… and it will be really helpful. thanks for sharing !
by Mallorca
On December 3, 2008 at 9:41 am
These short memory black outs are really common when I’m doing something really important…the ideas are there but the right words simply don’t come! This application will be really useful to take me out of those difficult moments. Thanks!