Why are lexicographers so bad, you ask?

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― fritz, Saturday, 23 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the dictionary defines a lexicographer as "a writer or compiler of a dictionary" but that's exactly what they want you to think!

Should dictionaries reflect traditional or common usage?

Are lexicographers the rockists of language?

― fritz, Saturday, 23 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i always wuv it when the "new edn of chambers" or whatever comes out, and there's a story in the papers saying 'Nigga' in but 'folderol' out, say egghedZoR", or whatevah.

― mark s, Saturday, 23 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was disheartened to hear that Jonathon Green plans on adding 'emo' to the next edition of his slang dictionary.

― N., Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

with a picture of you beside it

― mark s, Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No, Stevie T. An illustrated dictionary of slang would be a marvellous thing. Esp if there were no definitions, just pictures. It would be full of tits and dicks though.

― N., Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

MarkS! be nice!

― katie, Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Being nice would bump up his emo points though.

― Anna, Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Would it? Once again, I am floored by the whole 'what is emo' conundrum.

― N., Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

oh yes, those emo types are dreadfully "nice" and sensible too, that's why they're so boring for goodness' sake. I mean, Moshpit monitors? wtf is that all about?

― chris, Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two years pass...

hey, apropos of nothing, i just wanted to note that according to OED News, somewhere in the OED, Jay-Z is used as an illustrative quotation! that is k-rad!!!!! the tune is 'big pimpin'...i think it must be in the entry for 'vocab'. check out OED Online users!

well it excited me.

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 2 April 2004 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

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