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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
From now on, American Heritage has my heart. Oxford American, begone.
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A spirited discussion of lexicons cannot be complete without mentioning
Black's Law Dictionary.
Bryan Garner, its editor-in-chief, has written a fascinating article in the Winter 2003 issue of
The Green Bag, entitled:
Legal Lexicography: A View from the Front Lines. The cite is 6 Green Bag 2d 151 (which is available on both Westlaw and Lexis).
This quote provides a plausible explanation of those times when I have been flummoxed:
Henry Campbell Black had been pretty systematic in his entries, the various contributors to the book in the third through sixth editions--most of whom were anonymous--had allowed the book to sprout all sorts of stylistic inconsistencies. Meanwhile, as far as I have been able to tell, they hadn't really been trained in lexicography.
6 Green Bag 2d at 155.
