British bias in the OED

Amy West medievalist at W-STS.COM
Wed Dec 19 13:12:51 UTC 2012


On 12/19/12 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> The problem is that if the OED deletes that sense, someone will be quoted as accusing editors of perpetrating a shocking secret pogrom or putsch against entries associated with the British.
>
> LH
Yes, I have to admit that when I saw the subject line of "Re: British
bias in the OED", I was like all "duh!"

---Amy West

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