Hello. I am trying to find out who (company or individual) holds the rights to the Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary (unabridged). Ferguson/Facts on...
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Sidney Landau
slandau1755@...
May 17, 2004 3:38 pm
I believe it probably is now out of copyright and has been for some time. The last revision was in 1913 but there were numerous later copyrights taken out...
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Victoria Neufeldt
v.neufeldt@...
May 17, 2004 8:30 pm
Is anybody else getting duplicates of messages sent to the DSNA list? I got duplicates of both Barbara Ann Kipfer's and Sidney Landau's messages just now, and...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
May 17, 2004 8:45 pm
I think your old email address is forwarding to your new one. I just went and took it out. If anyone else is having this problem, please let me know! Erin...
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Victoria Neufeldt
v.neufeldt@...
May 18, 2004 3:47 am
Thanks, Erin. Now I hate to tell you this, but I got a duplicate of this message from you too! Persumably after you took out the old address. Vicki P.S. I...
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Philip Trauring
trauring
May 18, 2004 8:37 am
My understanding is that anything published in the US before 1923 is in the public domain - so as long as the text you're using is one published before then,...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
May 18, 2004 12:24 pm
It can take up to three days for Yahoo Groups to stop sending you messages, unfortunately. Losing eyeballs for their ads is not their top priority! Erin...
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Geoffrey A. Huth
geofhuth
May 18, 2004 11:11 pm
I have a contract with Scarecrow for a specialized dictionary tentatively entitled "Historical Dictionary of Verbo-Visual Art." The dictionary will include...
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Jesse Sheidlower
jsheidlower
May 19, 2004 3:46 am
... Good for you. ... Your fifth point is wrong. All of the others are quite strong. ... Ridiculous. Everyone knows what "[sic]" means. I would not overuse ...
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Ken Litkowski
ken@...
May 19, 2004 4:15 pm
I am writing an article "Computational Lexicons and Dictionaries" for the 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. I would be grateful if...
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Geoffrey A. Huth
geofhuth
May 20, 2004 4:14 am
Jesse, Many thanks for your responses, which I truly did appreciate. And my apologies for being so prolix. I had already told my correspondents that I could...
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Sue Atkins
beryl.atkins@...
May 20, 2004 7:54 am
If you enter in Google define 'visual poetry' you get a lot of hits. (Maybe you knew that?) Sue...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
May 26, 2004 3:26 am
Erin McKean has sent you an article from The Washington Times.
Erin McKean's comments: from the Washington Times; refs AH, OED, and M-W....
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Robert Wachal
robert-wachal@...
May 26, 2004 7:00 pm
Airport Codes: The ABC's: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html Explains the origins and why some of those strange...
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editor@...
editorverbatim
May 28, 2004 3:04 pm
You have been sent this message from editor@... as a courtesy of washingtonpost.com Personal Message: Joan, Paul Dickson, and Jesse in the...
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Jesse Sheidlower
jsheidlower
Jun 4, 2004 2:37 pm
Well, we're hiring again. If you or any of your students might be interested in working for the OED in New York, application info can be found here: ...
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Robert Parks
rqparks
Jun 4, 2004 6:52 pm
Greetings: I inquired with World Almanac/F&W Encyclopedia about the Funk and ... Has anyone inquired with HarperCollins? Bob Parks [Non-text portions of this...
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Luanne von Schneideme...
Lvonschn@...
Jun 17, 2004 3:19 pm
Anyone going to Euralex who would be willing to be DSNA's representative, take a few DSNA journals and newsletters for display there and see that they get put...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
Jun 22, 2004 9:44 pm
Note that he seems to have based it on WNW ... Cut and pasted from the Ventura Cty Star, as they have a particularly intrusive registration process. Erin After...
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bkipfer
Jun 23, 2004 1:54 pm
Hello. Does anyone know who (individual or group) has been editing the World Book Dictionary most recently? Thank you....
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Orin Hargraves
orinkh@...
Jun 23, 2004 4:30 pm
... Hi Barbara, Interesting you should ask: a friend of mine is the reference librarian at World Book and he gave me, a few years ago, the name of the guy he...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
Jun 30, 2004 8:52 pm
I've been asked to write a short article on "How To Become a Lexicographer," and since there isn't really a set path (especially in the US), I'd love to hear...
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Barnhart
Barnhart@...
Jun 30, 2004 11:05 pm
Dear Erin, Oh, my! I'll put together something coherent for you when my children let me back on the infernal computer machine. Where is the article going to ...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
Jun 30, 2004 11:10 pm
David, Thanks! My deadline is July 10 -- and it's only 1000 words, so please don't go to TOO much trouble (although I'd love to see anything you wanted to...
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Robert Wachal
robert-wachal@...
Jul 2, 2004 2:46 pm
For starters, I have been a linguist specializing in English grammar and usage for more than a quarter of a century. I started attending DSNA conferences and...
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Barnhart
Barnhart@...
Jul 2, 2004 11:37 pm
Rober Wachal wrote: For starters, I have been a linguist specializing in English grammar and usage for more than a quarter of a century. I started attending...
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Barnhart
Barnhart@...
Jul 2, 2004 11:41 pm
Robert Wachal wrote: For starters, I have been a linguist specializing in English grammar and usage for more than a quarter of a century. I started attending...
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Thomas Paikeday
thomaspaikeday@...
Jul 3, 2004 3:36 pm
Erin, As you say, there's no set path to becoming a lexicographer, although those giving courses in lexicography might claim if you pass their courses you ...
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Erin McKean
editorverbatim
Jul 5, 2004 1:41 pm
Thank you! This is very helpful. Erin...
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Robert Parks
rqparks
Jul 5, 2004 3:03 pm
Erin, I suspect the commonality in the stories you collect will be a love of the challenge language presents, and a youthful hubris in believe we might master...
