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Reading the Oed: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
- Author: Shea, Ammon
- Publisher: Perigee Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2008
- ISBN-13: 9780399533983
- ISBN-10: 0399533982
An obsessive word lover's account of reading the "Oxford English Dictionary" cover to cover.
?I?m reading the "OED" so you don?t have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...?
So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of "Reading the OED." The word lover's Mount Everest, the "OED" has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds, it is the dictionary to end all dictionaries.
In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the "OED," delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.
?I?m reading the "OED" so you don?t have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...?
So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of "Reading the OED." The word lover's Mount Everest, the "OED" has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds, it is the dictionary to end all dictionaries.
In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the "OED," delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.
Additional Book Description
An obsessive word lover's account of reading the "Oxford English Dictionary" cover to cover.
?I?m reading the "OED" so you don?t have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...?
So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of "Reading the OED." The word lover's Mount Everest, the "OED" has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds, it is the dictionary to end all dictionaries.
In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the "OED," delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.
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