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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAn excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the...
18th century Samuel Johnson letter to young girl sells for £38,460
Press Association News via AOL· 8 months agoA newly discovered letter by English writer and ‘father of the modern dictionary’ Dr Samuel Johnson...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
I Coined The Term 'Cisgender' 29 Years Ago. Here's What This Controversial Word Really Means.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Before now, I have not spoken publicly, or even disclosed my role in the origin of the word...
41 new books for holiday gifts in 2023, from crime fiction to children's books
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGive someone a book this holiday season. Someone else, or yourself. Preferably both. Here is a...
What does it mean to be cisgender? Here's what to know
TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe words “cisgender” and “cis” were targetted by Elon Musk on Twitter who condemned the...
What Is Good Friday? We Asked a Catholic Priest
Country Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore Easter, many Christians observe Good Friday, the day Jesus died. We asked a priest to explain Good Friday's meaning and traditions—and why it's...
10 books to add to your reading list in April
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBethanne Patrick's 10 recommended books for April involve tales of mutiny, poison and more, including work by David Grann, Nicole Chung and Don Winslow.
Why do we have Christmas trees? The surprising origin of 5 popular holiday traditions.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt's the most wonderful time of the year. And according to historians, this time of the year − known...
