Posted by John Nichols on June 10, 2022 at 12:00:49 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Re: Shown posted by Alan Hakim on June 09, 2022 at 01:41:54:
The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand.
This ranks as one of the great feats of literature.
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