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OED. Growing in the Soviet Union, where English proficiency was pretty low, I learned English in a specialized school. I chose to improve and maintain my langua
by vzaliva 5y ago
OED. Growing in the Soviet Union, where English proficiency was pretty low, I learned English in a specialized school. I chose to improve and maintain my language skills by procuring and reading English books and taking additional classes. When computers become popular, I had an instant advantage by understanding user interface and documentation and having access to books that were unaccessible to my peers unless translated to Russian.
- lanstin 5y agoI love the OED. I have a paper copy of the older edition (the 2 volume one with a magnifying glass). The histories of words is so interesting. I always tell people (English non-native speakers or my kids learning English spelling etc. in school) that in English the spelling of a word is telling you the history of the word. But the ways meanings slip around and so on is infinitely interesting.
- tomcam 5y agoWhen I started making money I bought the full 22 volume version. Awesome fun.