The Meaning of Everything

The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

286 pages

English language

Published Aug. 12, 2004 by Oxford University Press, USA.

ISBN:
978-0-19-517500-4
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OCLC Number:
56607248

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I did really enjoy the subject matter of this book, but the writing was too dry, it felt like I was reading Wikipedia. If you are interested in the subject I still recommend [b:The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way|29|The Mother Tongue English and How It Got That Way|Bill Bryson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156042888s/29.jpg|2170063] and maybe [b:The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary|25019|The Professor and the Madman A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary|Simon Winchester|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167571834s/25019.jpg|1628566]

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