http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/mysteries-of-the-oed/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/mysteries-of-the-oed/#comment-212807 Oxford English Dictionary Adds Text Acronyms to Its Coffers | HyperVocal Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:27:04 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=15034#comment-212807 [...] revisions to the OED are not made on a whim. It’s a carefully considered process. Language, the simple act of human communication, is an evolutionary process. Hello, where would we [...] [...] revisions to the OED are not made on a whim. It’s a carefully considered process. Language, the simple act of human communication, is an evolutionary process. Hello, where would we [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/mysteries-of-the-oed/#comment-212768 Gerrys Blog » Blog Archive » OED | OUPblog » Blog Archive » Mysteries of the OED Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:55:28 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=15034#comment-212768 [...] There is a lot of mystery behind the Oxford English Dictionary, but I can tell you for sure that it is not compiled in a Gringotts-style castle, all the word slips hidden in secret stone wall compartments, with a team of bearded, Read more [...] [...] There is a lot of mystery behind the Oxford English Dictionary, but I can tell you for sure that it is not compiled in a Gringotts-style castle, all the word slips hidden in secret stone wall compartments, with a team of bearded, Read more [...]

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