OED

• “But as to why it became so successful, well, I think -- I'm sure you'd agree that the simple story of murder and redemption of W.C. Miner's character through the work for the OED is a-- is quite a good story.”

  A Back-Story to The Man Who Loved China A Coincidence Most Curious and Telling

• “But if you like reading and words, Reading the OED is quite pleasant entertainment.”

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• “And by “from its earliest appearance”, the OED is talking about 971.”

  The real difference between “between” and “among” « Motivated Grammar

• “[1614, Purchas, cited in OED] (3b) Luckily. .our speculations are supported by facts.”

  What’s wrong with “hopefully”? « Motivated Grammar

• “I think as far as the evidence in the OED is concerned, and we can now tell a bit more about that because we've got the OED on computer and you can run various programs to check on currency at various times in the past.”

  A Back-Story to The Man Who Loved China A Coincidence Most Curious and Telling

• “In fact the definition of career from the OED is “move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.””

  The meaning of “careening” « Motivated Grammar

• “Regrettably, this means that the following people are dunces: the editorial board of the Oxford English Dictionary, John Milton [cited in OED], Charles Dickens [in Martin Chuzzlewit], and John Bunyan [in Pilgrim's Progress].”

  What’s the deal with further and farther? « Motivated Grammar

• “The first attestation in the OED is in 1878, in an economics primer.”

  2008 April « Motivated Grammar

• “Its earliest written citation in the OED is 1598, although it was apparently in use colloquially before then.”

  2007 September « Motivated Grammar

• “Alright‘s first attestation in the OED is from 1897, and is in the Durham University Journal, so it’s got some cache.”

  Inner Spaces II: All right « Motivated Grammar

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