Comments on: Oomphy Wordsmithery of the Anglosphere: New Entries in the Shorter OED http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Extending the History of Words: The Case of "Ms." : OUPblog http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-54471 Extending the History of Words: The Case of "Ms." : OUPblog Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:21:30 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-54471 [...] in the hubbub about the new words and disappearing hyphens in the latest edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is a more [...] [...] in the hubbub about the new words and disappearing hyphens in the latest edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is a more [...]

]]> By: The Lowly Hyphen: Reports of Its Death are Greatly Exaggerated : OUPblog http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-50177 The Lowly Hyphen: Reports of Its Death are Greatly Exaggerated : OUPblog Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:59:04 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-50177 [...] much of the surrounding publicity had to do with the all the brand-new material: the 2,500 new words and phrases and 1,300 new illustrative quotes. But what’s gotten just as much attention is something [...] [...] much of the surrounding publicity had to do with the all the brand-new material: the 2,500 new words and phrases and 1,300 new illustrative quotes. But what’s gotten just as much attention is something [...]

]]> By: KR Blog » Blog Archive » Short Takes http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-47870 KR Blog » Blog Archive » Short Takes Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:38:16 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-47870 [...] No waiting until November for this: the sixth edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is out. [...] [...] No waiting until November for this: the sixth edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is out. [...]

]]> By: John Cowan http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-47037 John Cowan Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:10:34 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-47037 "dot.com"? Arrgh. The mark of the clueless. It's "dot-com"; that abortion you have there would have to be pronounced "dot dot com", which is absurd. (I know, I know, lexicographers have to follow the crowd, or rather the Hartree-Fock process, by which lexicographers document what publishers do, who in turn do what they think lexicographers are telling them to do.) “dot.com”? Arrgh. The mark of the clueless. It’s “dot-com”; that abortion you have there would have to be pronounced “dot dot com”, which is absurd.

(I know, I know, lexicographers have to follow the crowd, or rather the Hartree-Fock process, by which lexicographers document what publishers do, who in turn do what they think lexicographers are telling them to do.)

]]> By: Puzzle Me This: SOED : OUPblog http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-47010 Puzzle Me This: SOED : OUPblog Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:14:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/anglosphere/#comment-47010 [...] Filed in Dictionaries , Blogs , A-Featured , A-Editor's Picks , Lexicography on September 20, 2007 | Share This Thanks to the wonderful folks at Jonesin’ Crosswords we have a fun way for you to discover the new words in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. To learn more about the SOED check out Ben Zimmer’s columns here and here. [...] [...] Filed in Dictionaries , Blogs , A-Featured , A-Editor’s Picks , Lexicography on September 20, 2007 | Share This Thanks to the wonderful folks at Jonesin’ Crosswords we have a fun way for you to discover the new words in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. To learn more about the SOED check out Ben Zimmer’s columns here and here. [...]

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