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EPISODE · Sep 20, 2016 · 26 MIN

What Is a Dictionary, Really?

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John Simpson, former editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, talks about life as a lexicographer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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