Re: Re: RHHDAS

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

Those of us who attended the meeting last month of the Dictionary Society of
North America heard Jesse Sheidlower announce that Oxford University Press
will definitely be publishing the remaining volumes. They have secured a grant
from the National Endowment for the Humantities to pay for part of the editing
process.

In a message dated 6/9/03 7:23:01 PM, dumasb at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU writes:


> On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, paulzjoh wrote:
>
> >Has J.E. Lighter announced any plans to try and complete this work?
>
> Jon has never stopped working on the dictionary. (He's been working on it
> since before I met him in 1974!)
>
> A contract is now in place, I believe, but others will be better informed
> about details than I am.
>
> Bethany
>