Antedating

[Jesse Sheidlower]

There are professional lexicographers who monitor this list, and
incorporate antedatings into their dictionaries.

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 11:22:23AM +0000, Michael Everson wrote:
> When an “antedatement" is posted here, is it just for the interest of the subscribers or is someone working as a professional lexicographer filing them away for future use?
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> Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
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