Release date 12 July 2001
Official Launch of AskOxford.com
PASSIONATE ABOUT LANGUAGE
Oxford Dictionaries announce the launch of ASKOXFORD.COM THE SITE for everything
you need to know about the English language
In conjunction with the launch of the revised edition of the Concise Oxford
Dictionary, Oxford University Press is launching a major FREE community
website for anyone interested in the English language.
You can AskOxford how dictionaries are compiled, AskOxford the collective term
for a group of whales, AskOxford how to complete a job application, and AskOxford
to help make sense of text message abbreviations (GR8!) and emoticons. Or you
can AskOxford 'What is the origin of the term 'brass monkeys'?'
AskOxford.com is an exciting new website from Oxford University Press
designed to help you with all your language queries. The website contains a
vast array of resources including a jargon buster, language tips, competitions
and crosswords, articles and interviews about dictionary making and the English
language. The site also provides an opportunity to ask our experts at the Oxford
Word and Language Service about anything to do with the English language.
Kay Celtel, Internet Marketing Developer explains "The aim of AskOxford.com
is to share our expertise in the English language and to create a community
of language lovers: we are passionate about language and know that many people
share that feeling. The site will provide information, fascinating facts, and
helpful tips to whoever needs them."
Over the next twelve months the site will be developed further and will contain
a wealth of more detailed information, in addition, local versions will appear
in all the major English speaking parts of the world.
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