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According to the blurbs, the former contains 2000 entries, the latter 2700; but the ODNW is more densely packed with information-- at least thirty per cent more, by my calculations.
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Besides, their concept of time is circular, not linear, so marking the passage of time is not as important as celebrating the return of seasonal events.
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Besides, their concept of time is circular, not linear, so marking the passage of time is not as important as celebrating the return of seasonal events.
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Besides, their concept of time is circular, not linear, so marking the passage of time is not as important as celebrating the return of seasonal events.
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For example, some have derivations distinctly removed from the equipment used or the court on which the game is played.
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For example, some have derivations distinctly removed from the equipment used or the court on which the game is played.
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For example, some have derivations distinctly removed from the equipment used or the court on which the game is played.
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As for challenges, I am currently looking for a word that can be cut into two successively smaller forms.
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As for challenges, I am currently looking for a word that can be cut into two successively smaller forms.
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As for challenges, I am currently looking for a word that can be cut into two successively smaller forms.
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To put the matter differently, I could write an essay called The Perils of Literacy or A Little Literacy Is a Dangerous Thing.
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To put the matter differently, I could write an essay called The Perils of Literacy or A Little Literacy Is a Dangerous Thing.
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To put the matter differently, I could write an essay called The Perils of Literacy or A Little Literacy Is a Dangerous Thing.
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But this gloss on the dedication is omitted in the review, leaving the reader no wiser than before.
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But this gloss on the dedication is omitted in the review, leaving the reader no wiser than before.
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But this gloss on the dedication is omitted in the review, leaving the reader no wiser than before.
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In the closing years of the 19th century there was much discussion concerning the word
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In the closing years of the 19th century there was much discussion concerning the word
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In the closing years of the 19th century there was much discussion concerning the word
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I was puzzled by Rebecca Christian's mention in Blessed Be the Words That Bind' [XVI,3] of Vikki Carr's song, `Is That All There Is?
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I was puzzled by Rebecca Christian's mention in Blessed Be the Words That Bind' [XVI,3] of Vikki Carr's song, `Is That All There Is?
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I was puzzled by Rebecca Christian's mention in Blessed Be the Words That Bind' [XVI,3] of Vikki Carr's song, `Is That All There Is?
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But they have one private, hidden name which remains a family secret.
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But they have one private, hidden name which remains a family secret.
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But they have one private, hidden name which remains a family secret.
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The King James Bible, which contains many such archaisms, has preserved them for modern English; wherefore more commonly appears in the tautology whys and wherefores .
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The King James Bible, which contains many such archaisms, has preserved them for modern English; wherefore more commonly appears in the tautology whys and wherefores .
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The King James Bible, which contains many such archaisms, has preserved them for modern English; wherefore more commonly appears in the tautology whys and wherefores .
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But such acknowledgments do not qualify as dedications in the sense generally understood and in the book at hand in particular.
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But such acknowledgments do not qualify as dedications in the sense generally understood and in the book at hand in particular.
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But such acknowledgments do not qualify as dedications in the sense generally understood and in the book at hand in particular.
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consistency is a form of ritualism.
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consistency is a form of ritualism.
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consistency is a form of ritualism.
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Make my coat look new, dear, sew it!
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Make my coat look new, dear, sew it!
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Make my coat look new, dear, sew it!
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said my wife, raising an eyebrow.
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said my wife, raising an eyebrow.
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said my wife, raising an eyebrow.
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Consider this figure in light of the fact that the largest English dictionary--now out of print--had 600,000 or so entries, including many obsolete forms.
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Consider this figure in light of the fact that the largest English dictionary--now out of print--had 600,000 or so entries, including many obsolete forms.
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Consider this figure in light of the fact that the largest English dictionary--now out of print--had 600,000 or so entries, including many obsolete forms.
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Still others will simply marvel at the use of language and wonder just where our analytical side ends and our emotional side begins.
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Still others will simply marvel at the use of language and wonder just where our analytical side ends and our emotional side begins.
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Still others will simply marvel at the use of language and wonder just where our analytical side ends and our emotional side begins.
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' It is remarkable that this anomaly still persists, even in many modern sources.
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' It is remarkable that this anomaly still persists, even in many modern sources.
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' It is remarkable that this anomaly still persists, even in many modern sources.
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Words are, generally speaking, old.
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Words are, generally speaking, old.
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Words are, generally speaking, old.
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The equally whimsical nature of the definitions' defies description.
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The equally whimsical nature of the definitions' defies description.
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The equally whimsical nature of the definitions' defies description.
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They teach us to be resolute, relentless, and resourceful.
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They teach us to be resolute, relentless, and resourceful.
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They teach us to be resolute, relentless, and resourceful.
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Thus, it is possible to pick out the necessary morsels of information in noisy surroundings, if facial expressions, gestures and other contextual clues are taken into account.
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Thus, it is possible to pick out the necessary morsels of information in noisy surroundings, if facial expressions, gestures and other contextual clues are taken into account.
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Thus, it is possible to pick out the necessary morsels of information in noisy surroundings, if facial expressions, gestures and other contextual clues are taken into account.
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Thus, one has a romantic poem written in Latin in which the first line contains the words for man and woman on opposite ends of the line.
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Thus, one has a romantic poem written in Latin in which the first line contains the words for man and woman on opposite ends of the line.
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Thus, one has a romantic poem written in Latin in which the first line contains the words for man and woman on opposite ends of the line.
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As we all know, there is an enormous number of publications dealing with highly specialized areas.
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As we all know, there is an enormous number of publications dealing with highly specialized areas.
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As we all know, there is an enormous number of publications dealing with highly specialized areas.
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What are you doing becomes Watch a dune.
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What are you doing becomes Watch a dune.
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What are you doing becomes Watch a dune.
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Let it be remembered that they make no declarations.
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Let it be remembered that they make no declarations.
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Let it be remembered that they make no declarations.
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From the five pages of personal acknowledgments (as opposed to a mere two pages of bibliography), it should be clear that the dictionary rests largely on original research.
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From the five pages of personal acknowledgments (as opposed to a mere two pages of bibliography), it should be clear that the dictionary rests largely on original research.
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From the five pages of personal acknowledgments (as opposed to a mere two pages of bibliography), it should be clear that the dictionary rests largely on original research.
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Persons not conversant with the languages involved will probably have no answers to these rhetorical questions, but I feel sure they will prefer to be spared the obnoxious truth.
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Persons not conversant with the languages involved will probably have no answers to these rhetorical questions, but I feel sure they will prefer to be spared the obnoxious truth.
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Persons not conversant with the languages involved will probably have no answers to these rhetorical questions, but I feel sure they will prefer to be spared the obnoxious truth.
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buscarle la quinta pata al gato `to look for the cat's fifth leg' is very common with the meaning `to look for trouble'
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buscarle la quinta pata al gato `to look for the cat's fifth leg' is very common with the meaning `to look for trouble'
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buscarle la quinta pata al gato `to look for the cat's fifth leg' is very common with the meaning `to look for trouble'
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And while xerography has provided both noun and verb newances for the word copy , Horace's ut pictura poesis reminds one that picture , too, has newances coexisting with its age-old meanings.
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And while xerography has provided both noun and verb newances for the word copy , Horace's ut pictura poesis reminds one that picture , too, has newances coexisting with its age-old meanings.
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And while xerography has provided both noun and verb newances for the word copy , Horace's ut pictura poesis reminds one that picture , too, has newances coexisting with its age-old meanings.
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It sweeps words in its passage, as well.
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It sweeps words in its passage, as well.
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It sweeps words in its passage, as well.
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to do (someone) wrong -- The Rape of Lucrece , line 1462:
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to do (someone) wrong -- The Rape of Lucrece , line 1462:
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to do (someone) wrong -- The Rape of Lucrece , line 1462:
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Thus, I cannot accept Hendrickson's origin for horse latitudes , though, to give him his due, he only copied the etymology from other sources, the OED included.
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Thus, I cannot accept Hendrickson's origin for horse latitudes , though, to give him his due, he only copied the etymology from other sources, the OED included.
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Thus, I cannot accept Hendrickson's origin for horse latitudes , though, to give him his due, he only copied the etymology from other sources, the OED included.
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Many languages have this ambiguity.
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Many languages have this ambiguity.
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Many languages have this ambiguity.
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But the question cannot even be asked when the details are mislaid.
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But the question cannot even be asked when the details are mislaid.
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But the question cannot even be asked when the details are mislaid.
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