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Re:First English dictionary of ancient Greek since Victorian... by sorokod on Thursday May 27, 2021 @01:59PM (#27306066)
The article mentions James Diggle [1] and Robin Osborne [2] as some of the authors. Have you got any specific concerns regarding these two gentlemen?

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Diggle

[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Osborne

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Re:First English dictionary of ancient Greek since Victorian... by OldGoodNewBad on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:06PM (#27306157)
>some of

I’ll wait for a proper academic book review. Anyway this new book that’s being promoted has a paltry number of entries compared to Liddell. Newer is often not better.

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Re:First English dictionary of ancient Greek since Victorian... by cafard on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:37PM (#27306492)
Doesn't it aim to compete with the abridged version? At this point, I'm being asked to subscribe, so I won't
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Re:First English dictionary of ancient Greek since Victorian... by OldGoodNewBad on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:45PM (#27306600)
I dunno. Does it? You seem to know…
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Re:First English dictionary of ancient Greek since Victorian... by CRConrad on Friday June 04, 2021 @05:39AM (#27392040)
Second paragraph:

> The late scholar John Chadwick first came up with the idea to update HG Liddell and Robert Scott’s 1889 dictionary, the Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, in 1997. An abridged version of a lexicon published in 1843, the Liddell and Scott had never been revised, and is packed with antiquated terms and modestly Victorian translations of the more colourful ancient Greek words. Despite this, it remains the most commonly used reference work for students in English schools and universities.

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