What I'm interested in is how people are reading and writing English. Erin McKean englishinterestpeople Change image and share on social
Writers who hedge their use of unfamiliar, infrequent, or informal words with 'I know that's not a real word,' hoping to distance themselves from criticism, run the risk of creating doubt where perhaps none would have naturally arisen. Erin McKean arisecreatecriticism share on social
Lexicographers are language reporters. Erin McKean languagelexicographerreporter Change image and share on social
Ideally my goal is, before I die, to have some information about every word that's ever been used in print. Erin McKean diegoalideally Change image and share on social
