Words mean things. Rational discourse is impossible when both sides do not agree on the definitions of words. Yet the American left has been perverting the meanings of words to serve their goal of tearing down the fabric of our country.
The Perversion Of Language
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That is one of the reasons I have an actual paper OED, that specific full-sized edition you have pictured above. It’s fascinating what I come across when I look through it.
I just watched the movie The Professor and the Madman about the making of the OED. I read that book many years ago, and was glad to see it made into a film. THey did an OK job on it.