Monday, December 08, 2008

OUP falls victim ...

... to stupidity: Controversy over update to the OUP's Junior Dictionary. (Hat tip, Maxine Clarke.)

Obviously, the new dictionary is not worth buying. After all, how many kids need to look up voicemail? They might, however, need to look up marzipan. Perhaps because it appeared in a book they were reading and it was word they were unfamiliar with?

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