Abbreviation, pronunciation of Green's dict.

[Herb Stahlke]

Not "Gee-daws"?

Herb

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:
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> Authorial intent may be out of style in some disciplines
> nowadays, but perhaps not in ours.
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> Jonathon Green's preferred abbreviation for his new dictionary
> is GDoS, thus capitalized, and conveniently enough pronounced
> "GEE-dahs", as the newspapers might choose to render it. I
> think we should all rally round his choice in the matter!
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
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