The OED has gotten a tad more affordable for those of us with a little spending money to throw around (raise your hand, all 2–3 of you). They’ve gone nuts and lopped off almost $600 off the usual price for the 20–volume print edition of the world’s most renowned linguistic tome. Yes, I said $600… the usual price for the hefty set is a mind-boggling $1,500.
But that’s not all, kids! In addition to the set, you get a nondescript plastic thingamajig that’ll provide you with hours of fun as you fatten your brain with the thoroughly-researched etymology of such words as “floccinaucinihilipilification,” “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,” and the ever-popular “cwm.”
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