[Ads-l] Antedating of "Simoleon"

[Tim Stewart]

What would be the pros and cons of having wiktionary
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/simoleon>-like place for language
researchers to post antedatings? Here are a few. Would love further input
as to the pros and cons of such a site.

Pros
- Researchers could consult a single source for verifying current
earliest-known dating of word usage). At present, researchers must
double-check various listservs, websites, and blogs to see whether a
particular antedating has already been discovered or not.
- The page for a given word could include references to books, articles,
publications, web pages, and so forth about that particular word.

Cons
- Who would serve as moderators/administrators of such a system?
- Would the site's content be public domain? Would contributing to the site
amount to giving away hard-won research?

Tim

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On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 6:29 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
wrote:

> Thanks to Stephen for pointing out that he had previously posted the same
> antedating.
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> Fred Shapiro
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> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of
> Stephen Goranson <goranson at DUKE.EDU>
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> This was noted before:
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> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__
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> Stephen
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> Subject: [ADS-L] Antedating of "Simoleon"
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> simoleon (OED 1896)
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> 1881 _Puck_ 13 Apr. 9 (American Periodical Series)  And thereupon he goeth
> down town, and the Nassau Street auctioneer scoopeth him in with a
> three-trade-shekel chromo and a genuine old master for seven simoleons.
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> Fred Shapiro
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