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Re: "A Million Words and Counting" - New Book

From:Eric Christopherson <rakko@...>
Date:Saturday, December 20, 2008, 18:51
On Dec 20, 2008, at 12:05 PM, Alex Fink wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:55:03 -0500, Jim Henry > <jimhenry1973@...> wrote: > >> I think Language Log had a post or two last year >> criticizing this guy's sloppy research etc., specifically >> re: the claim that English recently surpassed >> a million words. > > In particular I think I remember from that post that he's called > out a date > for the millionth word on several different occasions, and the > uncharitable > analysis is that he's just doing it to ensure continuous media > attention, > since the media eat these sort of stories up. > > All ye who are finding excerpts from "A Million Words..." on Google > Books: > could one of you post a link? Of the two editions I can find there > neither > allows previewing.
<http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=HZKuheP5bRcC&dq=%22A+Million +Words+and+Counting% 22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=ojezqfBov5&sig=DwOaKOO4- eIJQu5XGnZlvvRI6cQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result>