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From 'F-Bomb' To 'Photobomb,' How The Dictionary Keeps Up With English

But language is a "living thing," says lexicographer Kory Stamper, an associate editor at Merriam-Webster — and it's constantly shifting in use and meaning. "A lot of times people assume that English ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Kory Stamper, Lexicographer, Is Working On a New Book

In March 2017, Kory Stamper’s book Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, was published to great and justified acclaim. In March 2017, Kory Stamper’s book Word by Word: The Secret Life of ...
Publishers Weekly

The Quixotic Quest to Define Color Words: PW Talks with Kory Stamper

The lexicographer’s True Color uncovers early-20th-century scientist I.H. Godlove’s quest to define colors for Merriam-Webster. Can you tell us about your research? I started with a handful of letters ...
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Kory Stamper

On the C-SPAN Networks: Kory Stamper is an Author with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2018 Speech. Former Merriam Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper provided an ...
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F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary

It's about freakin' time.The term "F-bomb" first surfaced in newspapers more than 20 years ago but only landed in the mainstream Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary on Tuesday, along with sexting, ...