(Shakespeare Pill Box now on sale at the NeatoShop)Daniel Wechsler and George Koppelman are rare book dealers in New York City. They came across a fairly ordinary find up for auction: An Alvearie or Quadruple Dictionarie...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/26/Booksellers-Claim-to-Have-Found-Shakespeares-Personal-Dictionary/(Photo: SarahB-)Every year, lexicographers--people... ...ahB-)Every year, lexicographers--people who write dictionaries --have to delete words from newer editions of dictionaries . How do they decide which words to eliminate? Jen... ...riety of sources (Google Books, LexisNexis, other ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/08/20/How-to-Edit-a-Dictionary/The massive Oxford English Dictionary is, practically speaking, the official and exhaustive guide to the words of the English language. John Simpson, the Chief Editor, is retiring after 37 years with the project. He's sp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/08/Etaoin-Shrdlu-and-Other-Odd-Words-in-the-Oxford-English-Dictionary/
