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.
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
The Oxford English Dictionary is 80!
Sarah Russo twitters the OED’s birthday celebrations.
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.
Slang 101
Cassie reads a dictionary of slang and shares some of the great words she finds.
Cleavage – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “cleavage”.
OUP UK’s Word of the Year is…
‘Credit crunch’ is OUP UK’s Word of the Year.
Hello, Hello!
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “hello”.
Politician: Compliment or Curse?
Ammon Shea looks at the connotations of the word “politician”.
Placebo – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “placebo”.