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March 20, 2005
America's lexicographical sweetheart
Saturday's New York Times has an article on hip, young dictionary writers.
Quick quiz: which of the following are cool?
- Playing the trumpet
- Wearing pink glasses
- Wearing Nike's Converse sneakers
- Having a phonetic chart tattooed on your back
- Serving drinks in blue glasses
- Being young
- Wearing bespoke suits
- Having written a history of the word 'fuck'
Part 2: Which of them make you a good lexicographer?
(Of course, the answers to these questions might vary if some candidates can read mirror writing, or have really flexible necks.)
The New York Times has an obnoxious registration policy, so feel free to sign in as "hateyoumore" ("hateyou" was already taken.) Your password is "hateyoumore" too, and if anyone asks, you're a clergyman who makes over US$150000 per annum.
Posted by logican at March 20, 2005 01:04 AM
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