Ten things you should know about dictionaries
This video of a lecture by Erin McKean, one of the editors at the Oxford American Dictionary, is unexpectedly interesting. Or at least it is if you're an English/language/lexicographical/speech obsessive, just a little bit.
(if nothing else, watch about 20 minutes in for an extremely interesting throwaway bit about omniscience)
(if nothing else, watch about 20 minutes in for an extremely interesting throwaway bit about omniscience)
Dude, I have been reading a dress a day for ages and did not know that this was her - she also has a talk up at ted.com:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/161
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:37 PM
Dude, that was totally me above.
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:37 PM
Dude, good to know!
(I guess that's a response to both comments)
Posted by
Ian |
4:39 PM