I was browsing on TED the other day and came across this outstanding talk by lexicographer Erin McKean. It is entrancingly entertaining and educational. Enjoy.
Showing posts with label lexicography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lexicography. Show all posts
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Word Up Weekly - ♥s and ♠s
If ♥ is pronounced "heart", and defined as a transitive verb meaning "to love" (as mentioned in a previous post), then I guess it makes sense that ♠ would be pronounced "spade" and defined as ."to dig".
Image from 22 Words
Image from 22 Words
Monday, April 18, 2011
Word Up Weekly - ♥
♥ According to a recent post on Johnson, The Economist's language blog, the Oxford English Dictionary recently added a new "sense" under the definition for the word "heart". ♥: pronounced "heart", and defined as a transitive verb meaning "to love". Hmmm...
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