OED All Over The Place
The OED is popping up all over the place!
The OED is popping up all over the place!
Ammon Shea wonders what makes an expert?
Ammon Shea wonders about our fear of reference books.
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.
An interactive crossword puzzle to celebrate the OED’s 80th birthday.
‘The Oxford English Dictionary: Past, Present, and Future’ at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Sarah Russo’s first entry about her trip to Oxford to celebrate the OED’s 80th birthday.
Cassie reads a dictionary of slang and shares some of the great words she finds.
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”.
Can you use “Hansardize” in a sentence?
Ammon Shea reflects on Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson’s unusual editing actions.
Ammon Shea recalls a word from his childhood.