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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Who knew the dictionary could make for such gripping reading? Oxford academic Sarah Ogilvie breathes vivid life into the tale of how the Oxford English Dictionary was created. Join Ogilvie and leading broadcaster Sarah Kanowski in exploring the strange tales of contributors, the unexpected origins of words and the fascinating cultural milieu from which the dictionary emerged.
Venue update: please note this event will now be held in The Edge Auditorium.
#Artist
Sarah Ogilvie
Sarah Ogilvie is a linguist and lexicographer (writer of dictionaries) at Oxford University. She is a former editor on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), and her acclaimed book, The Dictionary People, uncovers the people around the world who helped create the Dictionary (including Mr Chris Collier, who lived in Paddington and sent in over 100,000 quotations from the Courier Mail!).
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