Book Models
A look at two very personal cover images.
DSNA 2009, or,
Why don’t more people go to conferences?
Ammon Shea reports on the Dictionary Society of North America Conference.
Hanging Noodles
Ammon Shea reviews I’m Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears.
Unloved Books
Ammon wonders about the future of books.
Counting words
How many words are in the English language?
Building Names
Ammon Shea looks at a series of buildings named after Oliver Cromwell.
Interning
Ammon Shea looks at the role of interns.
War of the Thesauri
Do thesauruses fight?
Using your Librarians
Ammon considers the help of librarians.
Is A Book In The Library
Worth Two in the Offsite Storage Facility?
Ammon ponders the fate of libraries.
Stimulusing
Ammon Shea looks at the word “stimulus”.
I say Bonus, you say Bonum
Ammon Shea looks at bonuses.
The Enormity Of It All
Ammon Shea responds to his website visitors.
On Encyclopedias
Ammon looks at encyclopedias.
The First American Dictionary: Johnson or Webster?
Ammon Shea looks at who wrote the first American dictionary.
Shoe
Ammon Shea looks at expressions that use the word “shoe”.