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The year 2011 is special for the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and – I would say – for lexicographers and language lovers worldwide. It marks the centenary of what is probably one of the most loved and used dictionaries of English. Oxford University Press has marked the occasion by publishing the twelfth edition of their Concise.

As customary, each new edition of the dictionary is an updated version of those that have preceded it. Like its predecessors, this version offers users the fruits of the latest efforts of lexicographers. New words have been added, some have been dropped, and new...

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