The OED is 80: The OED and the Historical Thesaurus
Exciting news about the Historical Thesaurus of English, coming in late 2009.
To Be Or To Not Be, Or,
The Causes of Language Change
Anatoly Liberman looks at the use of the split infinitive.
Bialowieski National Park, Poland
Ben’s place of the week is Bialowieski National Park, Poland.
The OED is 80: New Words and the Case of the Weapons of Mass Destruction
Among the many interesting talks from senior editors of the OED, this morning we had Fiona McPherson telling us about how a new word is added, and the processes they go through to do it. Fiona and her team collect suggestions for words (or “lexical items”) to be added in a variety of ways.
The OED is 80: Sarah’s Dispatches
Part One
Sarah Russo’s first entry about her trip to Oxford to celebrate the OED’s 80th birthday.
The OED is 80: Some fascinating facts
Some fascinating facts about the Oxford English Dictionary
On This Day In History: Battle Of Hastings
On this day in history, October 14th, the Battle of Hastings was fought.
The Oxford English Dictionary is 80!
Sarah Russo twitters the OED’s birthday celebrations.
What McCain is Doing Wrong
This is a Democratic year, so an argument can be made that because John McCain is fortune’s knave, he just has no chance this year. But he’s definitely not helping his cause. This is a time when Americans are looking at the plunging Dow Jones, and the McCain campaign is talking about Bill Ayers?
A Mind Apart
Bauer reflects on the origins of A Mind Apart.
Friday procrastination: link love – penguins, particles and phonecalls
What Cassie has been reading this week.
Pandemonium – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “pandemonium”.
Frakin’ Cylontastic: Battlestar Galactica’s Other Successful Word
Peters explores the word “Cylon”.
Reading Spines
Ammon Shea tells us why book spines inspire him.
The Tenant’s Dilemma, or,
When Did People Begin to Say They for “He (Or She)”?
Anatoly Liberman relates his adventures with plurals.
The Enchanted Island: A Yom Kippur Tale
A tale to help us celebrate Yom Kippur.