The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language ?mistakes” and how they came to be accepted as correct?or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a
An obsessive word loverA's account of reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover. A"IA'm reading the OED so you donA't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularl
The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language mistakes” and how they came to be accepted as corrector not.English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wid
An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography.""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his slig
A surprising, lively, and rich history of that ubiquitous doorstop that most of us take for granted. Ammon Shea is not your typical thirtysomething book enthusiast. After reading the Oxford English
Originally published as two distinct collections, Depraved and Insulting English brings to light the language's most offensive and obscene words--words that have fallen out of today's lexicon but will
