When it comes to works of reference the world champion book, beyond question, is the Oxford English Dictionary. For example, the OED has a strict rule: when a word is added, it is never, repeat never, removed. Once granted, a word’s place in the OED becomes (the editors say) part of the permanent record of the English language. As they stray into show business, the OED editors can't refrain from passing judgementsIf “stick-to-itness” can be classified as a word, then surely (as the OED editors see it) “swords & sandals” deserves equal treatment. A California paper took it one example farther, describing Herculean films as “sword, sandal and spear spectacles.”As they stray into show business, the OED editors can’t refrain from passing judgements.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 14:15 UTC