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The Unexpected Pleasure of Discovering “New” Old Words

The Unexpected Pleasure of Discovering “New” Old Words

by Casey Decker | Apr 15, 2019 | Books, Dictionaries, Writers

Logophile noun logo·phile | \ˈlȯ-gə-ˌfī(-ə) A lover of words—new and old Like most editors, I love words. So naturally, I love dictionaries. They are one of the primary tools of every editor’s trade, and my go-to dictionary is Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary....

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