General TE tips

[maillotpois]

Mine says compact but is 2 volume, tiny print, etc. Did they change format? Better not tell Knotted about your FIL.

You know what, I was confused. I have the Concise OED. My father in law has the Compact - that I covet. And I guess now I covet yours, too.

[Dianyla]

I always pronounced forte "for-tay" after the Italian word forte, commonly used in sheetmusic instructions.

[KnottedYet]

When the latest edition of the complete OED came out, Village Books had an old one for sale for only $800. Cuz it was like totally out of date dontcha know.

Man, if I'd had the money I'd've nabbed it.

Then I could've slept with my own.

[Lise]

20 volumes of the OED on their own stand. I don't think it would be little.

I have an old dictionary that my Grandma gave me for my 20th bday, 26 years ago. It's on a wonderful, slightly spindley dictionary stand that I found in an antiques store. The other day, when double checking the spelling of Thucydides I thought, "I really should get a new dictionary." I have a bit of a problem with anthropomorphizing, though, and getting rid of the dictionary from Grandma feels kind of like disrespecting the ancestors. On the other hand, she was a librarian and English teacher, so she'd WANT me to have an up-to-date dictionary! Yes! Thank you, TE grammar grinches, for helping me resolve this thorny dilemma! I'll ask my sibs to give me a new dictionary for my b-day! Problem solved!

[SadieKate]

Don't get rid of the old one. For sentimental reasons but also the references to countries that no longer exist and all kinds of stuff from ages past.

[Lise]

Don't get rid of the old one. For sentimental reasons but also the references to countries that no longer exist and all kinds of stuff from ages past.

Ah, I'd never get rid of it. My sister bought a globe once at a garage sale because it has the Soviet Union on it. That's something I'd like. A globe from 1960, the year I was born. The world as it was when I came in.

[Trek420]

I go off surfing for a dog trainer, come back and TE gals are sleeping with the OED. You gals are kinky this is a family forum.

[Lise]

I go off surfing for a dog trainer, come back and TE gals are sleeping with the OED. You gals are kinky this is a family forum.

It's OK. The kids don't know what the OED is.