Hey, #writers and #edibuddies! I bring nerdy news. The team behind the Oxford Dictionary of African American English (#ODAAE) has completed the first 100 entries and will discuss their process and take questions TOMORROW, March 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. (Pacific), during a virtual presentation.
Free to register: https://events.oup.com/oup-academic-marketing/ODAAE-first-100-words
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Hey, #writers and #edibuddies! I bring nerdy news. The team behind the forthcoming Oxford Dictionary of African American English (#ODAAE) has completed the first 100 entries and will be discussing their process and answering questions TOMORROW, March 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. (Pacific), during a virtual presentation.
Free to register: https://events.oup.com/oup-academic-marketing/ODAAE-first-100-words
@edibuddies #lexicography #lexicographers #editor #editors #editing #dictionary #dictionaries
#dictionaries #dictionary #editing #editors #editor #lexicographers #lexicography #odaae #edibuddies #writers
A few years ago the word #sploot made it onto the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s list of Words We’re Watching, but we haven’t heard anything since. I happen to know a world champion splooter, and he’s very disappointed. If you feel the same way, please #TootTheSploot! You never know when the #lexicographers are listening.
#sploot #tootthesploot #lexicographers
I need to know: is the wonderful Susie Dent on here?
If not, how can we get her over here?
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#EnglishLanguage #Etymology
#SomethingRhymesWithPurple #Wordstodon
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