Blackbirds_Garden t1_ja2obpc wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:38 AM

I'm not out-and-out saying "you're wrong" (because I know it's ... correct) but it highlights the problem I have with books and "edition number" type publications. First edition OED existed nearly a decade before Tolkien was born and lasted until 15 years after his death. Second edition is to be superseded in ~2037.

quokka70 t1_ja4p6oj wrote on February 26, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Although the first edition started appearing in 1884, that was only the section A-Ant. The whole thing was done only in 1928.

Tolkien worked on parts of the first edition in 1919-1920.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary#History

PianoCharged OP t1_ja3zame wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:54 PM

What can I say, I’m just spreading the word from what the article said and what I found surprising/interesting. I figured the information was relatively accurate, coming from OED’s official site