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   6 days ago · The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie ‘It was in a hidden corner of the Oxford University Press basement, where the Dictionary’s archive is stored, that I opened a dusty box and came across a small black book tied with cream ribbon.’

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   1 day ago · She is a former editor on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), and her acclaimed book, The Dictionary People, uncovers the people around the world who helped create the Dictionary (including Mr Chris Collier, who lived in Paddington and sent in over 100,000 quotations from the Courier Mail!).

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   What is the Oxford English Dictionary?

   • The online Oxford English Dictionary contains the complete A to Z sequence of the Second Edition, its three-volume Additions Series, and also draft material produced in the progress towards the Third Edition. The OED is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day.

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   What is the OED & why is it important?

   • The OED is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time.

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   What is the etymological record (OED)?

   • It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world, making the OED a unique historical record.

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   4 days ago · OED - SEE: Oxford English Dictionary The online Oxford English Dictionary contains the complete A to Z sequence of the Second Edition, its three-volume Additions Series, and also draft material produced in the progress towards the Third Edition.

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   • Publish Year: 2011

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   3 days ago · The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

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   4 days ago · The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. Oxford Reference Online.

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   2 days ago · American Dictionary. Oxford English Dictionary. Dictionary of the English Language. The making of dictionaries is _____. lexicography. _ is 12 volumes and considered the ultimate authority of the English language. OED. Every word has only one correct spelling and pronunciation. False.

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   5 days ago · The earliest recorded usage of this sense documented by the Oxford English Dictionary is in a tweet from 2009; the journal American Speech documents an example from 2008 in an article in the journal Women's Studies Quarterly. As of 2020, singular they is the most popular pronoun set used by non-binary people. Approximately 80% consider it ...