Archive for the 'Lexicography' 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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Finding the Word of the Year

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

Etymology as a Battlefield: Whitsunday

Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of Whitsunday.

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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Fine and Dandy (In All Except Etymology)

Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “dandy.”

The Ring of Words: From Winterfilth to Blotmath

Senior OED editor Edmund Weiner, one of the authors of The Ring of Words, on Tolkien’s language.

Brick – Podictionary Word of the Day

The podictionary word of the week is “brick”.

 
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Good God and Etymology

Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymologies of “good” and “god” and demonstrates the two words are not related.

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