In 1884, the Philological Society of London began investigating the creation of a new English dictionary.

This initial forre would eventually lead to a dictionary that would be unlike any other dictionary ever created.

It wouldn't just give the definition and spelling of a word,

but a complete history of each word and where it came from.

It would be one of the most ambitious literary projects in history.

Learn more about the Oxford English Dictionary on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Why are you listening to this podcast when they're puddles to be jumped in.

Come on let's get outside and play.

All we need is a pair of wellies in a pot of pettie for loo!

It's made with calcium and in a pot of pet peeve below.

It's made with calcium and put him in D for immune support.

My mom says healthy mischief needs healthy bones.

And she knows best, most of the time.

Adventure awaits with petty flu.

This episode is sponsored by Audible.com.

My audiobook recommendation today is The Professor

and the Madman by Simon Winchester. Professor James Murray was the

distinguished editor of the Oxford English Dictionary Project. Dr.

William Chester Minor, an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War,

was one of the most prolific contributors to the dictionary, sending thousands of neat handwritten

quotations from his home. After numerous refusals from Minor to visit his home in Oxford,

Murray set out to find him.

It was then that Murray would learn the truth about Minor.

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