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"Words define us, they explain us, and, on occasion, they serve to control or isolate us. But what happens when words that are spoken are not recorded?"
As much as I read, I honestly never gave much thought as to how the Dictionary was ever created. While parts of this story are pulled from history, a bigger part is fiction to help us understand how the Dictionary was formed but maybe more importantly how many words may have been left out.
This is a very intriguing story. It's most definitely a s ...more
As much as I read, I honestly never gave much thought as to how the Dictionary was ever created. While parts of this story are pulled from history, a bigger part is fiction to help us understand how the Dictionary was formed but maybe more importantly how many words may have been left out.
This is a very intriguing story. It's most definitely a s ...more
A young girl grows to adulthood with a group of scholars who are compiling the Oxford English Dictionary.
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