The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary
was published in 1928
End Quote Susie Dent Countdown lexicographerWhether or not it will disappear, it is a difficult call, I hope not personally”
But that is all about to change on screen as the printed
Oxford Dictionary of English is ditched in favour of a laptop and Oxford Dictionaries Online.
For Dent, there was an element of sadness in moving on from the show's famous
"pencam" - a small camera that highlights words in the dictionary in "Dictionary
Corner"."I remember the last pencam shot I took and feeling quite emotional about it," said the lexicographer.
"But it is amazing how quickly I have got used to looking at the laptop.
"I miss the pencam, but I don't miss the dictionary."
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