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

by Ammon Shea

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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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About the Author

Ammon Shea read his first dictionary, Merriam Webster's Second International, ten years ago, and followed it up with the sequel, Webster's Third International. He has been reading dictionaries, lexicons, and glossaries ever since. He lives surrounded by large, old books.
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Lisa Brown, September 27, 2010 (view all comments by Lisa Brown)
the next best thing to owning a copy of the OED that you can read yourself, "reading the OED" has an easily digestible, letter by letter breakdown of little-known, oftentimes fun/hilarious/possibly disturbing words that you probably had no idea actually existed. not as great of a read as "the professor and the madman," but recommendable nonetheless.
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ISBN:
9780399535055
Subtitle:
One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Author:
Shea, Ammon
Publisher:
Perigee Trade
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Dictionaries - General
Subject:
Reference - General
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20090505
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.22x5.44x.68 in. .48 lbs.
Age Level:
17-17
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