Comments on: The OED needs you! Announcing the new OED Appeals http://blog.oup.com/2012/10/announcing-oed-appeals/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Gerry Wolf http://blog.oup.com/2012/10/announcing-oed-appeals/#comment-299708 Gerry Wolf Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:34:30 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29635#comment-299708 I also remember putting "cooties" together in the 1950's. In addition, it was common to run from someone who you thought had "cooties." "Yck, (name) has cooties!" was a common refrain of children. I also remember putting “cooties” together in the 1950′s. In addition, it was common to run from someone who you thought had “cooties.” “Yck, (name) has cooties!” was a common refrain of children.

]]> By: Oxford English Dictionary Wants You To Help Crowdsource Word Origins | Teachers TechTeachers Tech http://blog.oup.com/2012/10/announcing-oed-appeals/#comment-299157 Oxford English Dictionary Wants You To Help Crowdsource Word Origins | Teachers TechTeachers Tech Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:37:02 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29635#comment-299157 [...] Basically, you head over to OED Appeals and scour the various citations, words, and other information on the site. Then, in the comments, leave your insight into the etymology, word origin, etc. Simple as that. Here’s the scoop from the OED blog: [...] [...] Basically, you head over to OED Appeals and scour the various citations, words, and other information on the site. Then, in the comments, leave your insight into the etymology, word origin, etc. Simple as that. Here’s the scoop from the OED blog: [...]

]]> By: C. Silva http://blog.oup.com/2012/10/announcing-oed-appeals/#comment-297943 C. Silva Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:10:19 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29635#comment-297943 As a little girl, in the early 50's, I loved a game called "Cootie" which consisted of plastic parts that made up an insect-like creature, the Cootie. This fits with the above video re. the meaning of "cooties" in No. America (I grew up in Detroit, Michigan). I also grew up with "cootie catchers", paper origami-like creations. You can Google either 'cootie game' or 'cootie catcher'. As a little girl, in the early 50′s, I loved a game called “Cootie” which consisted of plastic parts that made up an insect-like creature, the Cootie. This fits with the above video re. the meaning of “cooties” in No. America (I grew up in Detroit, Michigan).

I also grew up with “cootie catchers”, paper origami-like creations. You can Google either ‘cootie game’ or ‘cootie catcher’.

]]> By: sie waren schon immer schlauer als das oed? « lexikographieblog http://blog.oup.com/2012/10/announcing-oed-appeals/#comment-297871 sie waren schon immer schlauer als das oed? « lexikographieblog Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:54:20 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29635#comment-297871 [...] Dann hört das OED jetzt endlich auf Sie: Mit OED Appeals geht das altehrwürdige Wörterbuch back to the roots und bietet ein Forum des Austauschs zwischen Wörterbuchbenutzerinnen, die um frühe Belege für einen Sprachausdruck gebeten werden, und den Profi-Lexikographinnen (siehe OUPblog). [...] [...] Dann hört das OED jetzt endlich auf Sie: Mit OED Appeals geht das altehrwürdige Wörterbuch back to the roots und bietet ein Forum des Austauschs zwischen Wörterbuchbenutzerinnen, die um frühe Belege für einen Sprachausdruck gebeten werden, und den Profi-Lexikographinnen (siehe OUPblog). [...]

]]> By: Y.B.Robertson http://blog.oup.com/2012/10/announcing-oed-appeals/#comment-297750 Y.B.Robertson Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:06:31 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=29635#comment-297750 My husband is sure he heard "Blue arsed fly"early on in his Air Force career= 1949 -1969. His first tour of squadron duty -1951-52 was to RNAS Hal Far Malta, a naval air station. We believe Prince Philip was there with the Med. Fleet during at least some of the time. Sorry, no written evidence. My husband is sure he heard “Blue arsed fly”early on in his Air Force career= 1949 -1969. His first tour of squadron duty -1951-52 was to RNAS Hal Far Malta, a naval air station. We believe Prince Philip was there with the Med. Fleet during at least some of the time. Sorry, no written evidence.

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