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# Stuff You Should Know - The Oxford English Dictionary Episode

Josh and Chuck welcome new writer Allison Miller to the team as they dive deep into the fascinating history of the Oxford English Dictionary, exploring how this massive historical dictionary came to be and the remarkable people behind it. From its ambitious origins in the 1800s with the Philological Society to James Murray's groundbreaking work and thousands of crowdsourced volunteers contributing quotations, the episode reveals how the OED became a living document of the English language. The hosts discuss everything from the dictionary's unexpected celebrity contributors to the truly wild story of Dr. William Chester Minor, an institutionalized psychiatrist whose prolific submissions made him one of the most important volunteers the project ever had.