Comments | frankiejlh: attention, word whores:

frankiejlh

attention, word whores:

Oct 31, 2004 07:22

- and i know there are at least 5 of you on my friends list, thank my lucky stars.
If i were to ask my girl for a grand, unabridged, schwanky dictionary for Xmas, which one would i specify?
thanks, <3,
-f.

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cluebyfourgirl October 31 2004, 06:36:49 UTC

An abridged version of the OED - The Oxford English Dictionary. Also known as the bible of english dictionaries. The full, unabridged version comprises over twenty volumes, including addendums, so in this case abridged is actually the way to go. I know a new edition of the Canadian OED has been issued recently (and retails for about $50 CND) but I'm not sure on the issue date of the most recent American edition. So unless you want a specialised technical dictionary, the OED is the way to go. Um, yeah, but that's just me. I guess I can get rather unequivocal and emphatic about this subject...

grokfairy October 31 2004, 07:56:16 UTC

i agree.

furryfairy October 31 2004, 17:04:50 UTC

yes indeedy. The OED makes me all squishy and warm.

beatgoddess November 1 2004, 03:19:48 UTC

YES. Abridged is the only way to go because unabridged, the OED is almost the length of a room. ;) I'm not even sure they still make them in paper; online access is via yearly subscription (which yes, I have, nerdorama that I am).

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beyondbliss November 1 2004, 05:46:09 UTC

I agree with the above folks :)

incandere November 11 2004, 18:07:13 UTC

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martian_sam November 18 2004, 23:23:13 UTC

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anonymous December 26 2004, 07:41:31 UTC

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frankiejlh December 26 2004, 12:18:32 UTC

time wasted reading someone's crap-reply: 1/32 min.
confirmation that having friends-only entries is the one and only way to go? priceless.