Have you ever wondered where all of those words go that you "add to dictionary" when a word processing program doesn't recognize it? I did. Turns out, that dictionary is a pretty good indicator of my niche, and I presume the same would apply to you, since it is all the terms that you know are
real but aren't general enough to have made the spell-check cut. In any case, in Word 2010 (or Outlook, they share the same dictionary) you can get to your niche word list this way:
File > Help > Options > Proofing > Custom Dictionaries. Your departure from a conventional dictionary goes a long way in defining your interests. Here's mine:
My dictionary knows all about me! Here are my terms, proportionally lobbed into the three categories that I could make out.
Huh, that was interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy list breaks down into these categories:
Klingon - 24%
Text message shorthands - 36%
Old English words/phrases - 18%
Proper names of hip-hop artists 22%
...what does that say about my niche?