*The first edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, often abbreviated to SOED, was published this month. A scaled-down version of the Oxford English Dictionary, its two volumes were "to present in miniature all the features of the (twenty-volume) principal work" and to be "a quintessence of those vast materials" in the complete OED.
The daily diary entries from Ruth Catherine McKenzie McCoy. Her daughter, author Fran Baker, has included photos, historic notes and "old-time" recipes following the entries. Readers are welcome to comment.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Friday, February 3, 1933
Ruth Ray came back to school today. Sure had a swell English assembly program.
*The first edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, often abbreviated to SOED, was published this month. A scaled-down version of the Oxford English Dictionary, its two volumes were "to present in miniature all the features of the (twenty-volume) principal work" and to be "a quintessence of those vast materials" in the complete OED.
*The first edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, often abbreviated to SOED, was published this month. A scaled-down version of the Oxford English Dictionary, its two volumes were "to present in miniature all the features of the (twenty-volume) principal work" and to be "a quintessence of those vast materials" in the complete OED.
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