The Complete Oxford English Dictionary

[Octavian]

My mother just got it a few days ago from her father. The dictionary began in the 1880's and didn't end until 1928. Only one person who worked on it lived to see it published. These days, very private houses own it, considering the cost is between 2k-3k. There's around 20 books in total. Each of the boxes we received it in weigh 13kg. Pretty impressive isn't it?

[worldvengence]

ya.....but why? lol...internet is much better

[Octavian]

So as you can show it off to your friends. It was a b-day present from her dad.

[321]

Tight but you can't use them can you .

[Octavian]

I can, I offered to be my mum's personal librarian and have my own little underground library where I can plan all my evil plots.

[Jaged]

Woh, is that the orignal copy that all of the other dictionarys by that name are based on?

[Octavian]

Not THE original, but it's the Second Edition. The ORIGINAL would cost heaps.

EDIT - But I wish

[Strygun]

I doubt the original will ever leave the Library of Congress and/or the museum (sp?) it's in.

Just get yourself a collegiate dictionary for like $40 or less and you're set for life.

[Sputty]

Originally Posted by Octavian

I can, I offered to be my mum's personal librarian and have my own little underground library where I can plan all my evil plots.

We all know that's a scat porn dungeon.

[Ivan]

My brother read a book about the history of the Oxford Dictionary. He was telling me about it. I think he said it was call the Gentleman and the Madman. I guess one of the main contributors of the Dictionary was a man in an insane asylum. He said it�s a pretty good read. I wanted to read it but the bastard gave it to an other friend to read. So I ass punched him as hard as I could.

[Octavian]

Good on you Ivan.

[Jabberwocky]

Congradulations, you are now the proud owner of all the words in the english language, except for quibblejibid, that's my word and you can't have it.

Quibblejibid� -2004, Jabberwocky

[Rbstr]

Cool, i always have wanted teh "Complete Encyclopiedia of Everything + Dictionary of all english" but they don't make those

[Setari]

Originally Posted by Rbstr

Cool, i always have wanted teh "Complete Encyclopiedia of Everything + Dictionary of all english" but they don't make those

[Dharkbayne]

Originally Posted by Ivan

So I ass punched him as hard as I could.