Oxford English Dictionary - OED

This group is for those interested in the OED. That is, the Oxford English Dictionary.

Whether you want to read it, own it, discuss it or argue about it this is the place for you.

You don't need to own the 20 Volume Edition or aspire to purchase it either. You may be a fan of the concise, compact, mini or shorter editions. Or you may be interested in other dictionaries and comparing like for like. Some may well be interested in the history of the OED and the story and characters behind it. It matters not a jot, what reason you are here for!

Welcome.

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What Dictionary do you own?32 ungelesen / 32Pskyyy, Oktober 2023
What are you reading?1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, Oktober 2023
Reading the OED3 ungelesen / 3LesMiserables, Oktober 2023
Foreign Language and Classics' Dictionaries8 ungelesen / 8LesMiserables, September 2023
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary7 ungelesen / 7PossMan, Dezember 2019
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography14 ungelesen / 14LesMiserables, Juni 2019
OED on offer57 ungelesen / 57LesMiserables, Juni 2019
Holiday sale late 20172 ungelesen / 2LesMiserables, November 2017
New History on the OED1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, November 2016
OUP Winter Book Sale 20162 ungelesen / 2LesMiserables, Januar 2016
Historical Thesaurus of English4 ungelesen / 4LesMiserables, Januar 2015
Submissions to the OED4 ungelesen / 4LesMiserables, April 2014
OHEL!12 ungelesen / 12affle, Januar 2014
Master and Commander - Larboard to bow. Why did starboard survive instead?2 ungelesen / 2varielle, Mai 2013
Some links...6 ungelesen / 6LesMiserables, April 2013
UK Word of the Year 2012 - Omnishambles1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, Dezember 2012
Shock! Horror!18 ungelesen / 18affle, Dezember 2012
Blogs6 ungelesen / 6LesMiserables, Juni 2012
What Britain used to look like from the air1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, Juni 2012
Words you had confused1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, Juni 2012
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, Mai 2012
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary7 ungelesen / 7LesMiserables, Mai 2012
Free online Dictionaries, Thesauri/Thesauruses etc5 ungelesen / 5LesMiserables, Dezember 2011
Green's Dictionary of Slang1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, Dezember 2011
Oxford Thesaurus of English3 ungelesen / 3LesMiserables, November 2011
Per Capita and Per Caput3 ungelesen / 3LesMiserables, November 2011
Perspire.1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, September 2011
The English Language by Robert Burchfield1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, September 2011
Fowler and Burchfield5 ungelesen / 5LesMiserables, September 2011
What is the adjectival sense of almanac'?5 ungelesen / 5LesMiserables, September 2011
The Digital OED11 ungelesen / 11LesMiserables, September 2011
Hobbitomane, Hobbitry, Hobbitish1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, September 2011
Wheesht1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, September 2011
Dr Johnson I presume?1 ungelesen / 1LesMiserables, September 2011
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