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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

Did the lexicographers of ‘Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary’ make a mistake?

Is there anyone who has ‘Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition’? It says, on 142p, the following : ?one for the book : an act or occurrence worth nothing. Is it the mistake of lexicographers? I tried to search the definition on-line. It also says so. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book) Nevertheless, 'Webster’s third new international dictionary' correctly says the adverse definition : ? one for the book : an act or occurrence worth recording : a notable performance : record <that play is one for the book>
  

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The editor did not catch the spelling error. A very easy oversight. one for the book : an act or occurrence worth not h ing.

— AlpheccaStars

  • The editor did not catch the spelling error.
  • A very easy oversight.
  • one for the book : an act or occurrence worth not h ing.
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The editor did not catch the spelling error. A very easy oversight.

?one for the book : an act or occurrence worth nothing.
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AlpheccaStarsThe editor did not catch the spelling error. A very easy oversight.?one for the book : an act or occurrence worth nothing.
For those who did not spot it, the h of the final word has been struck through.
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