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"Interestingly, one of the major contributors to the original OED was a prisoner who had lots of time to read lots of books and research first uses of words. He
by aptwebapps 10y ago
"Interestingly, one of the major contributors to the original OED was a prisoner who had lots of time to read lots of books and research first uses of words. He had a prodigious memory as well."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chester_Minor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chester_Minor
- sverige 10y agoThanks, I was too lazy to look it up while trying to remember Algernon Sidney's name!