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  Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages (Hardback) By (author) Ammon Shea

  

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  Short Description for Reading the OEDAn obsessive word loverÂ's account of reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover. “IÂ'm reading the OED so you donÂ't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...” So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word loverÂ's Mount Everes...
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  • Publisher: Perigee Books
  • Published: 01 August 2008
  • Format: Hardback 223 pages
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  • Categories: Language: Reference & General | Dictionaries
  • ISBN 13: 9780399533983 ISBN 10: 0399533982
  • Sales rank: 338,422

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• An obsessive word loverÂ's account of reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover. “IÂ'm reading the OED so you donÂ't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...” So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word loverÂ's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds, it is the dictionary to end all dictionaries. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarianÂ's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.