The Enormity Of It All
Ammon Shea responds to his website visitors.
Ammon Shea responds to his website visitors.
Ammon Shea looks at who wrote the first American dictionary.
Ammon Shea looks at expressions that use the word “shoe”.
Ammon Shea looks at best seller lists.
Ammon Shea wonders what makes an expert?
Ammon Shea wonders about our fear of reference books.
Ammon Shea has a reading dilemma.
Ammon Shea looks at post-election words.
Ammon Shea reflects on his trip to Oxford.
Like most postcards, this post comes many days after I have returned from Oxford and the 80th anniversary celebration of the OED. My last post left off on Monday after our lunch at the Eagle and Child Pub where Simon Winchester and Ammon Shea joined us for fish and chips and pints of English beer.
Ammon Shea tells us why book spines inspire him.
Ammon Shea looks at the connotations of the word “politician”.
Ammon Shea looks at the frequent use of the word “clarify”.
Ammon Shea takes a look at the word “uppity”.
Ammon Shea reflects on Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson’s unusual editing actions.
Ammon Shea recalls a word from his childhood.