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Took this Friday off before the holiday on Monday to give myself an extra long weekend. Spending it outside enjoying this beautifully breezy day.
pickTook this Friday off before the holiday on Monday to give myself an extra long weekend. Spending it outside enjoying this beautifully breezy day.
pickThat was just fun!
Dizzying, fascinating, amusing, I think a big part of my enjoyment is the wit and humour of the writer (who also reads the audiobook), somehow casual and the epitome of precision by turns.
You get Stamper's experiences getting the job, learning the ropes, different parts of working on a dictionary as a lexicographer, definer and editor, different components involved in making a dictionary: 1/?
The death of the American Dream at its birth. This feels appropriate.
“Dictionaries, he explained, were records of the language, AS IT IS USED...“[emphasis added 😁]
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#WeirdWordWednesday @Cbee
Getting back into my weird word list. This one is another word I happened upon while reading. Love weird, wonderful and new to me words.
