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The article mentions James Diggle [1] and Robin Osborne [2] as some of the authors. Have you got any specific concerns regarding these two gentlemen? [1] https
by sorokod 5y ago
The article mentions James Diggle [1] and Robin Osborne [2] as some of the authors. Have you got any specific concerns regarding these two gentlemen?
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Diggle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Diggle
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Osborne https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Osborne
- OldGoodNewBad 5y ago>some of I’ll wait for a proper academic book review. Anyway this new book that’s being promoted has a paltry number of entries compared to Liddell. Newer is often not better.
- cafard 5y agoDoesn't it aim to compete with the abridged version? At this point, I'm being asked to subscribe, so I won't
- OldGoodNewBad 5y agoI dunno. Does it? You seem to know…
- CRConrad 5y agoSecond paragraph: > The late scholar John Chadwick first came up with the idea to update HG Liddell and Robert Scott’s 1889 dictionary, the Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, in 1997. An abridged version of a lexicon published in 1843, the Liddell and Scott had never been revised, and is packed with antiquated terms and modestly Victorian translations of the more colourful ancient Greek words. Despite this, it remains the most commonly used reference work for students in English schools and universities.