The History of OED Appeals
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2012 · Education
'Your dictionary needs you...' so began Sir James Murray first Appeal To Readers in April 1879. The Oxford English Dictionary has long relied on the public's knowledge of the English language. http://www.oed.com/appeals (c) Oxford University Press USA
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