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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXVI 1 Urdang, Laurence Today’s Lesson XXVI 1 Humez, Nick Classical Blather (Silly Songs) XXVI 1 Considine, John Twelve Notes on the Canadian Oxford Dictionary XXVI 1 Baldwin, Barry As the Word Turns (Where Do They...
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Long-time readers of VERBATIM will recognize the name David Galef; his pieces in our magazine consistently garner compliments (and the editor is always pleased to find a new one coming across her email transom). But VERBATIM, as you all know, only publishes...
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Erin McKean has wanted to be a lexicographer since she was eight years old. After reading an article in the newspaper about the publishing of the supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, she realized that making dictionaries would be a cool job. (Luckily, she...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XV 1 Lederer, Richard Gunning for the English Language XV 1 Bria, George Duende: Gypsy Soul and Something More XV 1 Bauerle, Richard The Expanding Lexicon of One-letter Words XV 1 Davidson, J.A. The Joy of Scottish...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXV 1 Cates, David C. Where Did He Put the Pen of My Aunt? Navajo Revealed XXV 1 May, Pete British Football Chants XXV 1 Murphy, M. Lynne Excerpts from the Baylor College Linguistics Scavenger Hunt XXV 1 Ronnick, Michele...
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XIX 1 Brashear, William Hocus Pocus XIX 1 Bernstein, Marc A. A Toast: To the Tautology XIX 1 Lowrey, Burling Investigating the Racqueteers XIX 1 Swift, Bob Join Me For a Spell XIX 1 Carver, Craig M. Etymology as Educated Guess XIX 1 Simpson, David L. Of...
