SmokeyDope@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoOnline Oxford English Dictionary puts definitions/meanings and usage behind paywalllemmy.worldimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1240arrow-down1imageOnline Oxford English Dictionary puts definitions/meanings and usage behind paywalllemmy.worldSmokeyDope@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareStefen Auris@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 days agoI will buy a fucking printed edition and flip through pages before I pay a subscription for the fucking dictionary
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 days agoThe OED is no longer in print. You can find used copies for around $1k for the 20 volume set, though.
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoYeah, this post is just rage bait. The OED isn’t where people casually go to look up words, it’s a huge historical collection of the English language.
I will buy a fucking printed edition and flip through pages before I pay a subscription for the fucking dictionary
The OED is no longer in print. You can find used copies for around $1k for the 20 volume set, though.
Well you got me there
Yeah, this post is just rage bait. The OED isn’t where people casually go to look up words, it’s a huge historical collection of the English language.