Hollie Beg

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And while you learn the lingo, you also know that you will have to code-switch between lexicography jargon (“sense,” “headword”) and words that normal people understand (“definition,” “word”), which is frustrating because you are learning about the precision of language, and here you have to be wicked imprecise in order to communicate with people.
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
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