Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Amber @ambrwlsn@indieweb.social

12/19/2025, 4:44:27 PM

Public

I am reading a book and within a paragraph, the author uses 3 words I don't know:

Admixture, adamantine and abnegating.

Aside from these words sounding a bit German, with their "ad" and "ab" prefixes, I have a question:

Does the need to look up words while reading distract you from the whole practice of reading?

I feel like it distracts and throws me off. I'd rather authors use simpler words that most people likely understand, than use fancy ones for the sake of trying to sound "academic".

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://indieweb.social/users/ambrwlsn/statuses/115747236593658253 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)