In an email exchange with an editor at the Oxford English Dictionary today, I learned that while they use Google Books for research, they do not use it to seek antedatings (at least for entries that have already been edited in the current cycle). Wordies might have fun seeking such antedatings. (Warning: the dates given in Google Books are unreliable, so verify the date of publication by checking the image of the title page.)
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In an email exchange with an editor at the Oxford English Dictionary today, I learned that while they use Google Books for research, they do not use it to seek antedatings (at least for entries that have already been edited in the current cycle). Wordies might have fun seeking such antedatings. (Warning: the dates given in Google Books are unreliable, so verify the date of publication by checking the image of the title page.)
February 27, 2009