But, as Sarah Ogilvie reminds us in her wonderful new book, “The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary,” Murray’s editorial work depended on an army ...

I used to work upstairs as an editor on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED ... but the vast quantities of books and slips threatened to crowd out his growing family (in time, he and his wife ...

He was in way over his head. He made sloppy mistakes, prompting one critic to call Minor’s contributions “the weakest part of the book.” The Oxford English Dictionary was a chance to make ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

According to Oxford, the word was first used in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book “Walden.” But in 2024, the term is finding a new meaning as people are surrounded by scrolling their phones ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed ... Homes, hotels, restaurants, stores, books, candles, caviar sets. If you can build it, Ken Fulk wants to design it.

In July 1915 an ailing James Murray (pictured), one of the early editors of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED ... The origin story of Sarah Ogilvie’s book is almost as improbable as that ...

The overdue books, along with a handwritten note, were delivered to the librarian at the University of Oxford's Lady Margaret Hall college. The borrower explained they discovered the books while ...

In a statement released Monday, OUP, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary ... it was first used by author Henry David Thoreau in his book “Walden” as he criticised society’s ...

In a significant nod to South African culture, the word "Yoh" has made its prestigious entry into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The latest update features around 600 new words and phrases ...

Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update.

The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major series of books ... in the global context of a worldwide interest in book histories. Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800 Volume III: The ...