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Meaghan Steeves

Uses for a Dictionary (Besides Defining Words)

octobre 26, 2023 by Meaghan Steeves | Un commentaire sur Uses for a Dictionary (Besides Defining Words)

Ever since I was a kid, I was taught to look up words I didn’t know in the dictionary. I used to think it was because the grown-ups were too busy to explain the meaning (or maybe I was being a pest). But now I can’t help but wonder whether I misjudged their reasons. I […]

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Frances Peck

The Story of Canadian English

novembre 21, 2017 by Frances Peck | 8 commentaires sur The Story of Canadian English

For those of us still grieving the defunct Canadian Oxford Dictionary, the release of the second edition of A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, on March 17 this year, lent some comfort. First published in 1967 to coincide with Canada’s centennial, the DCHP not only gives spellings and definitions but also tracks (and sometimes […]

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