Big long read on the OED - past, present and future

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Big long read on the OED - past, present and future

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/f ... e-internet

Good read and important context for whenever online internet word game players get slightly too histrionic in their complaints about "sloppy" entries.
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Re: Big long read on the OED - past, present and future

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Had a skim. Might go back to it. It's certainly long.
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Take as long as you need, Gerv.
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