Pawe³ Dembowski wrote:

Can't we just have a list of checkboxes for each dialect of a given language for each meaning of a word? For words like "to be" or "dog" we could just check boxes for every dialect, while we wouldn't for words like petrol or gasoline...

How many different orthographies / dialects are there for English. I would not dare to presume that a word is truly shared between the less well known versions of English. There are also the "true" dialects like Geordie that have to be considered. Creating check boxes assumes in a way that the editors /know/ these different versions of English well enough. Technically it can be done, but the spelling of the text in a meaning, an etymology needs to be adapted anyway. You have to realise that certain meanings do not travel well. It is therefore not only the orthography but also the Meanings of a word that needs to be considered.

Consequently, a simple check box is problematic in itself.

Thanks, GerardM