how to use the oed

Posted on 11 January, 2004 by ghw

William C. Dowling, an English professor at Rutgers University, provides a nice handout for undergraduates on how (and why) to use the Oxford English Dictionary.

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karik on 13 January, 2004 at 11:17 am said:

I’ve just committed this little bit to memory:

The people who understand how to use the OED, and who make a habit of using it every time they are having trouble with a line of poetry or a difficult prose sentence, have lives incomparably richer and more fulfilling than those who have never learned this skill.
They are an elect company, an angelic host biding their time here on earth. They are educated men and women.
Welcome to their number.

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George on 13 January, 2004 at 9:24 pm said:

Who could not be seduced into using the OED by those lines?

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