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Death of the published dictionary: Oxford English Dictionary to exist solely online
The Daily Mail (U.K.) / Various ^ | August 29, 2010 | Paul Sims

Posted on 08/29/2010 5:09:06 PM PDT by Stoat

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Oxford English Dictionary 'will not be printed again' - Telegraph

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“The print dictionary market is just disappearing, it is falling away by tens of per cent a year,” Nigel Portwood, the chief executive of OUP, told the Sunday Times. Asked if he thought the third edition would be printed, he said: “I don’t think so.”

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Mr Portwood said printed dictionaries had a shelf life of about another 30 years, with the pace of change increased by the popularity of e-books and devices such as the Apple iPad and Amazon’s Kindle.

Simon Winchester, author of ‘The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary’, said the switch towards online formats was “prescient”.

He said: “Until six months ago I was clinging to the idea that printed books would likely last for ever. Since the arrival of the iPad I am now wholly convinced otherwise.

“The printed book is about to vanish at extraordinary speed. I have two complete OEDs, but never consult them – I use the online OED five or six times daily. The same with many of my reference books – and soon with most.

“Books are about to vanish; reading is about to expand as a pastime; these are inescapable realities.”

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1 posted on 08/29/2010 5:09:10 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: LibreOuMort

Say it ain’t so!!!!!!


2 posted on 08/29/2010 5:10:58 PM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
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To: Stoat

The rest of paper publications will eventually follow, outside of niche items.


3 posted on 08/29/2010 5:13:34 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Stoat

The rest of paper publications will eventually follow, outside of niche items.


4 posted on 08/29/2010 5:13:48 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: onedoug

ping


5 posted on 08/29/2010 5:14:54 PM PDT by stylecouncilor (What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
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To: Stoat

Talk about faith in th electronic medium.

Glad I have my compact edition...and the magnifying glass!!


6 posted on 08/29/2010 5:16:10 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: RightWingAtheist; Physicist; Tax-chick

 

Amazon.com- Oxford English Dictionary- 20 vol. print set & CD ROM (9780199573158)- J. Simpson, E. Weiner- Books

 

Time to say goodbye to a good old friend.

 

"sigh"

7 posted on 08/29/2010 5:16:51 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat
My mother(Bless her memory) bought me the OSD as a Christmas gift a few years before she passed away.

I remember her telling me, half the words are spelled wrong.

8 posted on 08/29/2010 5:19:56 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: Stoat

When I was a kid, my Granddaddy had an Encyclopedia Britannica. My Father had a cheap off brand one called the New Standard Encyclopedia. It wasn’t that bad but no where near Britannica. I always wanted one but they were just too expensive.

Recently I bought two complete ones dating from the 90’s and another one from the 60’s for less than $30. People basically just wanting to get rid of them. I still find it easier looking things up in them than the internet.


9 posted on 08/29/2010 5:21:47 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: Stoat
I can't remember the last time I opened my printed dictionary. On the Mac I use the Dictionary App that comes with the system. The application is based on the New Oxford American Dictionary. On the iPad touch I use the American Heritage Dictionary. Between the two I always have a dictionary at hand now matter where I am. And it's a lot more convenient and faster than leafing through the pages of a book to find a word.
10 posted on 08/29/2010 5:22:00 PM PDT by stripes1776
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To: Stoat

Great book about the history of the writing of the Oxford Dictionary. The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester.


11 posted on 08/29/2010 5:23:04 PM PDT by Mercat (ground zero mosque/shariah HQ/halal restaurant and petting zoo)
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To: MrEdd
"The rest of paper publications will eventually follow, outside of niche items."

Then younger generations will never know the absolute pleasure of spending an hour or two browsing through a bookstore or library and curling up on a comfy sofa or chair with a good printed book. I feel so very sorry for them.

12 posted on 08/29/2010 5:23:06 PM PDT by proudofthesouth (It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible - President George Washington)
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To: ShadowAce

Are you the manager of the FR Tech Ping List? I’m thinking that the Tech Ping list members might be interested in this thread :-)


13 posted on 08/29/2010 5:27:27 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: MrEdd

14 posted on 08/29/2010 5:29:31 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: proudofthesouth
The younger generation will never, ever have to give beloved books away or take them to the reseller because there just isn't room for another book case in the house.

Books are like gasses, they expand to fill the available space.

The younger generation can take off on a motorcycle with every book they own along to choose from.

Every book they collect, they can increase the font size and read without special glasses when they get to be in their 50s.

From my point of view, they get the better end of the deal.

15 posted on 08/29/2010 5:31:39 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Stoat
They-won't-have-to-burn-books-if-they-host-the-editable-data-files ping.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

16 posted on 08/29/2010 5:33:36 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: sionnsar

This means we can look forward to a generation which thinks Octopi is plural for Octopus.


17 posted on 08/29/2010 5:34:05 PM PDT by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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To: Signalman

18 posted on 08/29/2010 5:36:16 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: yarddog

If you go to the next local book sale, likely you can find a set of encyclopedia that can be had for free.

http://www.booksalefinder.com/


19 posted on 08/29/2010 5:36:36 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Stoat
The liberal/fascist elites has changed the meaning of so many words and have perverted our language.

Remember when “gay” meant being happy?
Family was a dad, mom & kids.
Women were carrying a baby, now it's a fetus.
Illegal immigrant is now undocumented citizen.
....

He who controls the language, controls the debate.
Saul Alinski.

That is why they want to discontinue the printing. They want to hide the evidence of the real meaning of words .

What was that movie where books were banned or words in papers were changed? Should have been named after the liberals.

20 posted on 08/29/2010 5:37:39 PM PDT by Linda Frances
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