Jesse Sheidlower
@jessesword.com
Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia.
What? This is simply untrue. There is one example known to me of a major dictionary adding a word as a copyright trap, and this is not it. _gramaungere_ was added to the OED in 1900 and has been in ever since.
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
What? This is simply untrue. There is one example known to me of a major dictionary adding a word as a copyright trap, and this is not it. _gramaungere_ was added to the OED in 1900 and has been in ever since.
Bio? I'm getting it tattooed on my forehead!
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Bio? I'm getting it tattooed on my forehead!
"appealingly obsessive"!
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"appealingly obsessive"!
What, last semester's chainmail was too battered to re-use?
January 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What, last semester's chainmail was too battered to re-use?
I've had it queued up for a few months, but yesterday's discourse, and the Ishiguro quote, convinced me to go for it.
Just breathtaking.
Just breathtaking.
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I've had it queued up for a few months, but yesterday's discourse, and the Ishiguro quote, convinced me to go for it.
Just breathtaking.
Just breathtaking.
I have this, and can attest that it is absolutely superb. Someone please give it a good home.
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I have this, and can attest that it is absolutely superb. Someone please give it a good home.
_'til_ instead of _till_. I can't prevent the rage I feel when I see this.
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
_'til_ instead of _till_. I can't prevent the rage I feel when I see this.
Whoa, another person with a coveted sub-1000 UID on Panix! Respect!
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Whoa, another person with a coveted sub-1000 UID on Panix! Respect!