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An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as \\\"the Super Size Me of lexicography.\\\" \\\"I'm reading the OED so you don't have to,\\\" says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's Mount Everest: the Oxford English Dictionary. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word.

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What is Reading the OED about?

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An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as \"the Super Size Me of lexicography.\"

\"I'm reading the OED so you don't have to,\" says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's Mount Everest: the Oxford English Dictionary. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word.

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What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Reading the OED?

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Language and Linguistics > Linguistics > Literacy (Theories of reading and writing)

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Reading the OED?

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Ammon Shea

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Penguin Publishing Group

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Reading the OED is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399533983) and paperback(ISBN 9780399535055) and ebook(ISBN 9781440634482)

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