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The Merriam-Webster and Garfield Dictionary. (via andrea)

The Merriam-Webster and Garfield Dictionary. (via andrea)

By Jason Kottke  •  Feb 13, 2007  •  books   dictionary   garfield   language

James Gleick on how the Oxford English

James Gleick on how the Oxford English Dictionary staff is dealing with the proliferation of words on the internet. "New words weren't proliferating at quite the rate they have done in the last 10 years. Not just the Internet, but text messaging and so on has created lots and lots of new vocabulary."

By Jason Kottke  •  Nov 9, 2006  •  dictionary   jamesgleick   language   oed

Tenser, said the Tensor looked a little

Tenser, said the Tensor looked a little more closely at the list of cliches from Shakespeare that I posted earlier in the week and found that (at least) 18 of the expressions have earlier citations in the OED.

By Jason Kottke  •  Jun 8, 2006  •  dictionary   language   oed   William Shakespeare

Merriam-Webster has compiled a list of words

Merriam-Webster has compiled a list of words that aren't yet in the dictionary, but are in widespread use anyway. "cognitive displaysia (n): the feeling you have before you even leave the house that you are going to forget something and not remember it until you're on the highway".

By Jason Kottke  •  May 18, 2005  •  dictionary   language   lists

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