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Redefine Your Expectations of the Dictionary.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg comments on the ambiguity of the dictionary. (rerun of 9/13/1989)

03:54

Other segments from the episode on December 2, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 2, 1991: Interview with Richard Ellis; Interview with James Fallows; Commentary on using dictionaries.

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