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The Dictionary of Lost Words (2021)

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The Dictionary of Lost Words
9.0/10on Open LibraryPublished
Pip Williams invents Esme, a girl growing up around the team compiling the Oxford English Dictionary. She begins collecting the words that get dropped. Try this for the cumulative effect of small choices. A slip of paper can determine whether the language women use in their daily lives makes it into a national record.
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