John Simpson interview: how have dictionaries changed?
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2013 · Education
John Simpson, former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, discusses how dictionaries have changed since he first joined Oxford University Press in 1976. http://oxford.ly/HG3uDa
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