David Plotz talks to Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper about looking for new words in Vibe magazine and how a word gets put in the dictionary.

How Does a Merriam-Webster Lexicographer Decide What Goes in the Dictionary?

How Does a Merriam-Webster Lexicographer Decide What Goes in the Dictionary?

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Working
What do you do all day?
Dec. 11 2014 3:53 PM

The “How Does a Lexicographer Work?” Edition

Slate’s podcast about work explores how a Merriam-Webster lexicographer defined the word take.

Kory Stamper
Kory Stamper.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by David Plotz.

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On this episode of Working, David Plotz talks to Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper about how a new word enters the dictionary and what it is like to define the word god.

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