How many ways to say....

The English language is a wonderfully frustrating way to communicate. We can use one word for X, yet use the same sounding word for Y. There are tools to help us understand what a word means and it's origin in the vocabulary. This morning I read, Gregory McNamee's thoughts about Oxford English Dictionary and the English language!

Mr. McNamee included the Monty Python Sketch:

Here's a link to the script in case you can't quite understand the accents.

We do have access to the complete onlineOxford English Dictionary through GALILEO - at least for now. We purchased the print 2nd edition [PE 1625 . 08] if you'd like to rustle through the pages. There is a free Oxford English Dictionary. It isn't as complete - well, it is free - but it's better than nothing!

Find out what those words really mean and where they came from!

-kls

Get the password to access GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.