Dictionaries are Like Watches ? ? ?

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Dictionaries are Like Watches ? ? ?

Today's wisdom is from Samuel Johnson: "Dictionaries are like watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true."
Johnson's dictionary, from 1775, is discussed here -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8255720.stm

Jeff

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