Reading the OED

One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Literacy, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, Jokes & Riddles, Biography & Memoir, Literary
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Author: Ammon Shea ISBN: 9781440634482
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: July 2, 2008
Imprint: TarcherPerigee Language: English
Author: Ammon Shea
ISBN: 9781440634482
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: July 2, 2008
Imprint: TarcherPerigee
Language: English

An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography."

"I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's Mount Everest: the Oxford English Dictionary. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word.

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An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography."

"I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's Mount Everest: the Oxford English Dictionary. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word.

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