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The OED, Sources, and a Better View

Posted on | December 20, 2008 | Comments Off

I was in my 30s before I had heard of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which ” . . . attempt[s] to record a word’s most-known usages and variants in all varieties of English past and present, world-wide.” If I recall correctly, there are four pages of usages of red. The Web allows for some twisted tracks. I started looking for the etymology of computer bug, and was about to write of how sometimes things are just what they seem:

Apocryphal recording of first computer bug
But sometimes I remember a lesson from historiography classes: check sources. So I went to Wikipedia, which describes the story of the first computer bug as apocryphal. Citing a source: the OED. Seems the OED recorded a use of “debugging” in 1945.

So much for a search for truth, or is accuracy the word I want?

A better view
Suge's track of the Aconcogua climb
I was disappointed with the track image of Suge’s party. Until I noticed I could choose satellite view. Much more dramatic and informative.

Walk well. God is love.

Category: Hiking and Backpacking, World Wide Web

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