Archive for the 'Reference' Category

Celebrate – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “celebrate”.

 
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Monthly Gleanings, Part Two

Anatoly Liberman’s monthy gleanings.

The ABC’s of Law

Some excerpts from the Oxford Dictionary of Law.

OUP USA on The AAP/ Authors Guild Settlement With Google

OUP USA President Tim Barton has published a detailed overview and position statement regarding the AAP/Authors Guild Settlement with Google which can be found here.  Below is a brief excerpt from the piece.
“…What once seemed at least debatable has now become irrefutable: If it’s not online, it’s invisible. While increasing numbers of long-out-of-date, public-domain books [...]

Daisy – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “daisy”.

 
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Anyone for Tennis?

A selection of tennis-related words of wisdom from The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

June Ends (and so did May)

Anatoly Liberman chronicles the development of the “American variety of English” from its colonial origins through today.

The ABC’s of Education

Some excerpts from the Oxford Dictionary of Education.

Friday Procrastination: Link Love

What Cassie has been reading this week.

From nom de plume to el cheapo: Pseudo-foreign words

Not all foreign-sounding words are quite what they seem.

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