Jesse Sheidlower, lexicographer: “Right now there are a lot of questions about what is true. We want clear statements about what things are, and dictionaries provide that.” And: “In times of stress, people will go to things that will provide answers. The Bible, the dictionary, or alcohol.”
From the Fashion and Style pages of The New York Times, a report on increased interest in dictionaries.
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Saturday, February 11, 2017
Dictionaries rising
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