I 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

I 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.