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What is a dictionary?

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Are dictionaries always in alphabetical order?

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Are other languages besides English recorded in huge multi-volume dictionaries?

Do dictionary-makers ever make mistakes?

Do you include words used on the Internet?

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How do you know what a word means?

How has computer technology affected dictionary-making?

How have dictionaries changed over the years?

How will a dictionary look in 2050?

How will revision affect the size of the OED?

Is there an official committee which regulates the English language?

What skills and talents does a lexicographer need?

When will the Third Edition of the OED be published?

Will you put the word I have invented into the dictionary?


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