Re: More units of measure: acres

In article <3e67fc0f-69c2-4b43-a0c4-22053dcb2a37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jerry_friedman@xxxxxxxxx <jerry_friedman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Dec 31, 6:55 am, Mike Barnes <mikebar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In alt.usage.english, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:20:51 +0000, Mike Barnes <mikebar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

In alt.usage.english, jerry_fried...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Should we alert Jesse Sheidlower?

I think you've just done that.

I might have, but I'm not sure.

I think I recall JS suggesting that people use the OED submissions email
address rather than contacting him.

   o...@xxxxxxx

http://dictionary.oed.com/readers/

I also recall him saying something recently that suggested that any aue
postings containing his name were automatically brought to his
attention. I forget the exact words he used but I got the impression
that he used a service that looked for his name rather more widely than
just in aue. That would be a useful service for someone in a prominent
position and having an unusual name.

In September, Evan suggested that we add "attn Jesse Sheidlower" to
posts with antedatings.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usage.english/browse_thread/thread/6d86bd8a7eadd814/18e27123571dfb55?lnk=gst&q=attn+Jesse+Sheidlower#18e27123571dfb55

or <http://tinyurl.com/8p73lw>. JS responded to the first couple, but
hasn't since. Looking at that post of his, I saw what might be the
one that Mike is referring to, which I'll copy in its entirety.

"One could also send e-mail to oed3@xxxxxxx; indeed, one could
just forward a newsgroup post to that address. I'd hope that
isn't too much effort for someone who's already done some
database searching and bothered to type up the results for
a.u.e."

JS responded to the first couple of posts with the "attn" message, but
hasn't responded since.

Mainly because most of those since have been quite
straightforward, and I figured you (pl.) would know that I'm
probably picking them up, but that it wasn't necessary for me
to say "Thanks, got it" every time.

I think I'll forward my antedating or two to
that address, just to make sure.

Also, he said that the OED staff will probably find antedatings
themselves if they're in the major databases, though they still
appreciate our sending them. Something like this meaning of "acre"
that Mark has found seems more useful, since you can't automatically
search for senses you don't know. Not yet, anyway.

Yes, a new meaning (or a missed older meaning) is generally
something we'd very much like to know about. Indeed, in the
last few years the focus of the OED's reading program(me)s has
shifted from supplying evidence in general--which can now
usually be better done by means of one of the major
databases--to identifying new senses or nuances or uses of
existing terms, which (so far, and in the foreseeable future)
cannot readily be done automatically.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED
.

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