History of the OED (forwarded)

[Sam Clements]

I don't mean this in a snippy way, but WHY would this be a 10 year project?
Serious question.

Sam Clements

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From: "Jesse Sheidlower" <jester at PANIX.COM>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:10 PM
Subject: History of the OED (forwarded)


> My colleague Peter Gilliver has asked me to post this on his behalf:
>
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> I have recently begun work on a major commission to write a history of
> the Oxford English Dictionary, to be published by OUP. I am planning to
> cover the whole history of the project, from its beginnings in the late
> 1850s to the launch of OED Online; publication is not expected before
> 2015.
>
> I would be pleased to hear from other scholars working in this
> area, indeed from anyone with information to share which could
> cast light on the history of the Dictionary.  I can be
> contacted by email or by post at the address given below.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.  (And I'm sorry to have missed many of you in
> Boston.)
>
> Best wishes
>
> Peter Gilliver
> Associate Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
> Oxford University Press
> Great Clarendon Street
> Oxford OX2 6DP
> United Kingdom
> peter.gilliver at oup.com
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