A word is so much more than its meaning: it's also who uses it, when it was used, what words appear alongside it and what kinds of texts it appears in.


The New York Times Magazine (17 December 2009)

Erin McKean Quotes

A word is so much more than its meaning: it's also who uses it, when it was used, what words appear alongside it and what kinds of texts it appears...

A word is so much more than its meaning: it's also who uses it, when it was used, what words appear alongside it and what kinds of texts it appears...

A word is so much more than its meaning: it's also who uses it, when it was used, what words appear alongside it and what kinds of texts it appears...

A word is so much more than its meaning: it's also who uses it, when it was used, what words appear alongside it and what kinds of texts it appears...