--- title: "2 Jesse Sheidlower Quotes - Famous Lexicographer (The F word)" description: "Jesse Sheidlower is a lexicographer, editor, author, and programmer. Browse 2 Jesse Sheidlower quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jesse-sheidlower-49283.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jesse Sheidlower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jesse-sheidlower-49283.jpg) # Jesse Sheidlower (1968) Lexicographer United States **2** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jesse Sheidlower is a lexicographer from the United States, best known for *The F word*. ## Quick Facts About Jesse Sheidlower Born August 5, 1968 Nationality United States Profession Lexicographer Notable works The F word ## About Jesse Sheidlower Jesse Sheidlower is a lexicographer, editor, author, and programmer. He is past president of the American Dialect Society, was the project editor of the Random House Dictionary of American Slang, and is the author of The F-Word, a history of the word "fuck". He is also a former editor-at-large at the Oxford English Dictionary. New York Magazine named him one of the 100 smartest people in New York, and he serves as a judge for the annual "literary-celeb-studded" Council of Literary Magazines and Presses spelling bee. Sheidlower is employed as an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University. ## Quotes by Jesse Sheidlower > [When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-sheidlower/when-you-talk-to-people-about-the-books-that-have-meant-a-lot-to-them/) Jesse Sheidlower [Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/jesse-sheidlower-101430_adults_when-you-talk-to-people-about-the-books_173121.jpg) > [In general, American slang is much better than English slang. The entire world picks up American slang.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-sheidlower/in-general-american-slang-is-much-better-than-english-slang-the/) Jesse Sheidlower [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/jesse-sheidlower-101430_picks_in-general-american-slang-is-much-better_850981.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-sheidlower/#itemlist", "name": "Jesse Sheidlower Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they were younger because the books have this wonder in everyday things that isn't bogged down by excessively grown-up concerns or the need to be subtle or coy... when you read these books as an adult, it tends to bring back the sense of newness and discovery that I tend not to get from adult fiction.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jesse Sheidlower" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-sheidlower/when-you-talk-to-people-about-the-books-that-have-meant-a-lot-to-them/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/jesse-sheidlower-101430_adults_when-you-talk-to-people-about-the-books_173121.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/jesse-sheidlower-101430_adults_when-you-talk-to-people-about-the-books_173121.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/jesse-sheidlower-101430_adults_when-you-talk-to-people-about-the-books_173121.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when…” — Jesse Sheidlower", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In general, American slang is much better than English slang. 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