Archive for the 'Dictionaries' Category

8 Reasons to Unfriend Someone on Facebook

A survey of Facebook users on why they would unfriend someone.

Midwife – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “midwife”.

 
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Historical Thesaurus: On dealing with the press interest

Professor Christian Kay on the press interest in the HTOED.

Finding the Word of the Year

Ammon Shea reveals how the Oxford Word of the Year is chosen.

Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend

Our word of the year has “lex-appeal”.

Net – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “net”.

 
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Historical Thesaurus: On Categories

Professor Christian Kay on categorization in the HTOED.

Brick – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “brick”.

 
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Historical Thesaurus: On Kinship

Professor Christian Kay from the HTOED team blogs about one of her favourite sections of the Historical Thesaurus.

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.

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