Archive for October, 2009

How to Call Someone “Stupid” in Old English
Historical Thesaurus Week

Judy Pearsall (OUP’s Reference Publishing Manager) explains how you might call someone “stupid” in Old English.

Riddle Me When? Something.

The answer to Gordon Thompson’s riddle.

Friday Cat Blogging: Jennifer Weber

Cats brighten our days.

Friday Procrastination: UK Link Love

What Kirsty has been reading in Oxford this week.

Ammon Shea Digs Into the Historical Thesaurus
Historical Thesaurus Week

Ammon Shea explores the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Mr. Manners’ Guide to The F-Word:
Or, “When it is Permissible to Refer to a Goat-effing Contest”

Mark Peters explains when and how to properly use the f-word and its variations.

Glass – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “glass”.

 
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Historical Thesaurus Week – Christian Kay reflects

Professor Christian Kay reflects on her 40 years’ work on the HTOED.

Riddle Me When, Riddle Me Why…

A tricky riddle from Gordon Thompson.

Rewriting The Gettysburg Address:
Historical Thesaurus Week

How could you use the HTOED to rewrite the Gettysburg Address?

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