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The Oxford English Dictionary

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1 The Oxford English Dictionary http://www.oed.com.proxy.bc.edu/

2 Sir James Murray (1837-1915) Murray was the first editor of the OED.

3 Murray and lexicographers at the OED, ca. 1900

4 W.C. Minor (1834-1920) OED “reading programme” (Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman)The Professor and the Madman Balderdash and Piffle

5 Other dictionaries Webster’s 3rd Dictionary of American Regional English Urban Dictionary Wiktionary Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

6 One more: Google Translate on Jonathan Safran Foer Russian Эта анонсированная нами ранее книга наконец выходит в свет и скоро появится в магазинах. «Мясо» — первый опыт писателя в non-fiction, предыдущие две его большие книги — это романы, «Полная иллюминация» и «Жутко громко и запредельно близко». English "This announced us earlier book finally published and soon hit stores. «Meat» - first experience writer non-fiction, previous two his big books - this novels "Polnaya illuminations» and «Weirdly loudly and prohibitively close»."


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