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Posted by John on June 13, 2004 at 19:40:37 from 165.91.196.181 user Mcneacail.

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Dear OEDNEWS-L subscriber,


I am writing to let you know that the latest issue of OED News is now
available at http://dictionary.oed.com/newsletters/2004-06/ both as plain
text and as a PDF file.


In a departure from our usual format, this issue is largely devoted to a
single feature: a snapshot of the working life of the OED project on a
single day, Monday 19 April 2004 - as provided by several dozen of my
colleagues. Many of us working on the Dictionary are often asked, 'But what
is it really like?' Various partial answers to this unanswerable question
may be found in the paragraphs making up this 'day in the life' of the
project.


As usual, we also include a list of Appeals for help with particular words:
for example, was any simple task described as 'peasy' (as opposed to
'easy-peasy') before 1989? Or have you encountered the word 'pemmicanize'
in anything written in the last 70 years? If you can help with any of the
words listed, please e-mail oed3@oup.com


OED News contains articles by editors, researchers, and contributors on
their work for the OED, and regular updates on the progress of the £40
million/US$70 million revision programme, and is published quarterly. We
will let you know by e-mail as soon as each issue is published, to keep you
informed about the latest news and developments on the OED.


I hope that you enjoy reading OED News.


Peter Gilliver
Associate Editor, Oxford English Dictionary



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