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Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Brimming with intelligence and personality, a vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made - a must read for word mavens. Have you ever tried to define the word 'is?' Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) 'irregardless?' Did you know that OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter to Winston Churchill? These are the questions that keep lexicographers up at night. While most of us might take dictionaries for...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word. For the first time ever, this thrilling literary detective story, doubling as a celebration of words, language, people and one of mankind's greatest achievements, unravels the mystery of the contributors from around the world who, for over seventy years, helped to codify the way we read, write and speak.
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