The subjectivity of dictionary readers: the case of the OED
From the earliest days of the OED, members of the public have read texts and sent quotations to the editors. These quotations formed the foundation of each dictionary entry, showing how, when, and where a word was used over time. In 1879, James Murray provided guidelines for these readers, but the c...
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2010
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