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The once and future dictionary
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:34:30
Publish Date: 2025-12-12 21:00:00
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The quest to define and canonize new words in American English is as old as the country itself. In the new book "Unabridged: the thrill of (and threat to) the modern dictionary," author Stefan Fatsis explores how that quest has changed in the age of the internet.
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