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Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

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An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as the Super Size Me of lexicography.

I'm reading the OED so you don't have to, says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's Mount Everest: the Oxford English Dictionary. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word.

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With sharp wit, sheer delight, and a keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the "Oxford English Dictionary," delivering an eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious gems he discovers along the way.
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9780399535055
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One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Author:
Shea, Ammon
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Reference
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Dictionaries - General
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May 2009
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