TOP 100 DICTIONARY SITES
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| New reference book is the A to Z of black theater in the U.S. (Seattle Times) The new "Historical Dictionary of African American Theater," published by Scarecrow Press, is the product of the intensive research of Seattle-bred Anthony D. Hill, associate professor of theater at Ohio State University, and Douglas Q. Barnett, retired theater producer, director and administrator, and a co-founder of the Seattle African-American troupe Black Arts/West. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Error-Proof How to defend yourself against language pedants. nytimes.com |
Dictionary Picks 'Unfriend' As Word Of The Year (NPR) The New Oxford American Dictionary 's 2009 Word of the Year can trace its origins back to the 17th century. The word: "unfriend." Christine Lindberg, senior lexicographer at Oxford University Press, says the Oxford English Dictionary provides a citation for "unfriend" from 1659. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Interpretation of Language, Lives and Spies The third and presumably final volume of the Spanish novelist Javier Marías’s ambitious, sprawling philosophical novel. nytimes.com |
Abraham Sutzkever, 96, Jewish Poet and Partisan, Dies Mr. Sutzkever was one of the great Yiddish poets of his generation who evoked the nightmare of the Holocaust with images of worn shoes and the silence of a sky of white stars. nytimes.com |