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Re:Inside the OED: can the world’s biggest dictionary surviv... by lukev on Sunday February 25, 2018 @02:15PM (#16460594)
To be fair what you get with the $295 subscription is the _full_ OED, including all the expanded etymologies, which is 20 volumes and seems to sell for $1000.
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Re:Inside the OED: can the world’s biggest dictionary surviv... by Nition on Sunday February 25, 2018 @03:52PM (#16461100)
I used to use a a bit when I was at University and they had a subscription. Having etymologies for all the words is really interesting. And it's certainly a lot more thorough than the free online dictionaries.

Unfortunately it's one of those things where the free version is "good enough", so most people won't pay for the improved version. Especially at $295/yr.

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