In a message dated 4/29/2003 6:55:46 AM Central Standard Time,
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> Bobby, I did! You too? Isn't it just the coolest thing? What's amazing is
> how "alive" is the English language. Always evolving with new words and
> others falling into disuse.
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I got into it researching disability terms for a chapter in our book. I also
read years later "The Professor and the Mad Man" about the evolution of the
OED. It was a fascinating look at the politics and the zeitgeist surrounding
the OED's deveolpment.
Bobby