“Every republic runs its greatest risk not so much from discontented soldiers as from discontented multi-millionaires. They are very rarely, if ever,… — Kory Stamper American dream Copy Share Image
“This is a question sent to the dictionary, after all: this is serious shit.” — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
I think when dictionaries define words, there's a sort of hair-splitting that to most people doesn't make any sense, which is we're… — Kory Stamper Dictionary Copy Share Image
“When a lexicographer says “unless…” in the middle of defining, you should turn out the lights and go home, first making sure… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“ALL words are made-up: Do you think we find them fully formed on the ocean floor, or mine from them in some… — Kory Stamper Ocean Copy Share Image
Lexicographers may be nerds who don't like human contact, but we're still people. — Kory Stamper Nerd Copy Share Image
“The editorial conference room is really nothing more than a glorified storage space, a little nook left over after the freight elevator… — Kory Stamper Storage space Copy Share Image
“Standard English as it is presented by grammarians and pedants is a dialect that is based on a mostly fictional, static, and… — Kory Stamper Standard english Copy Share Image
