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The need?Okay, maybe someone is not going to delete your favorite word from the dictionary, but imagine if there is a word you love and it never made it into the dictionary in the first place. That's just as bad in the end because until the word is available in the dictionary you can't share it, refer to it's definition, and most importantly you can't use it in Scrabble. Words are the building blocks of language. If we want to have more nuanced and powerful ways to communicate, we need to make sure we aren't losing important words. Words also evolve, and the fact is that some physical dictionary companies can't keep up. It's not so much a technology issue, but just that traditional dictionaries often have a lengthy process for inclusion. The unique solution?Let's imagine that you could engage a team of machine learning experts and combine them with one of the most loved online word resources on the net. That describes what Erin of Wordnik is doing with this crowdfunding campaign. The beauty of Wornick is that