atw: Re: No more OED - what about the Macquarie?
- From: Lana Brindley <lanabrindley@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:46:00 +1000
It's only the 20-volume edition that they're stopping print of, according to
the article. The single volume that most of us know (and love!) will still
be available.
L
On 13 September 2010 23:31, Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I hope the Macquarie lasts in print for a while yet.
> It was used every day by my daughter in her last few years of school. She
> was web-based for most things, but preferred the Mac in book form.
>
> Bob T
>
> On 13 September 2010 18:48, Howard Silcock <howard.silcock@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Well, if you read the latest issue of Michael Quinions World Wide Words
>> newsletter (http://www.worldwidewords.org/nl/mnvc.htm - scroll down to
>> item 3), you'll see that the final decision about the fate of the OED is
>> apparently yet to be made. The Daily Telegraph article Jasmine refers to
>> seems just to be quoting the Sunday Times article which contained the
>> 'unguarded comment' of the Chief Executive of the OUP that led to
>> speculation which has now been rapidly hosed down.
>>
>> Howard
>>
>> On 13 September 2010 15:02, Jasmine Andrews
>> <jasminethetrainer@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Just spotted this in the SWF newsletter. No more OED print edition.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7970391/Oxford-English-Dictionary-will-not-be-printed-again.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
>>>
>>> Jasmine
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Bob Trussler
> Phone 0418 661 462
>
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