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Peter Gilliver @petermgilliver.bsky.social

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Wordperson; tenor; European; British; English (Northern, & not a monkey); blissfully partnered; some other things. Views my own. themakersoftheoed.wordpress.com

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‘Pyes..good chepe.’ I've always loved this. Especially ‘Supplico stet cedula’ (essentially ‘please do not remove this notice’). Though of course we can only be glad that somebody did.

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Gosh, how this job can bring one up short. There I was, just looking for evidence of the term ‘Bengal stripe’...and I found this, in the Barbados Mercury and Bridge-town Gazette of 26 Nov 1808.

Gosh, how this job can bring one up short. There I was, just looking for evidence of the term ‘Bengal stripe’...and I found this, in the Barbados Mercury and Bridge-town Gazette of 26 Nov 1808.
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The hazards of the job. There I was, innocently looking for a mid-20th-century example of the adjective ‘Bengali’, when the Daily Telegraph threw this at me.

The hazards of the job. There I was, innocently looking for a mid-20th-century example of the adjective ‘Bengali’, when the Daily Telegraph threw this at me.
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Please take a moment to sign our petition protesting the decision of Oxford Academic to layoff 13 BU staff members. REVERSE THIS DECISION, RESTORE OUR JOBS, and RESPECT THE CONTRACT YOU JUST SIGNED. News Media Guild University of Oxford #OUPIsUnionStrong actionnetwork.org/petitions/oup-…

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Alexander Beazeley (1830–1905) is my latest #OEDMaker, and here’s a piece about him. Also available on Facebook to Dictionary Society members and at themakersoftheoed.wordpress.com

Alexander Beazeley (1830–1905) is my latest #OEDMaker, and here’s a piece about him. Also available on Facebook to <a href="/DictionarySocNA/">Dictionary Society</a> members and at themakersoftheoed.wordpress.com