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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007

http://www.ted.com Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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  • jjqnario

    jjqnario 4 years ago

    She's such a geek...

    And I love it.

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  • mikedubya

    mikedubya 4 years ago

    I've fallen madly in love with Erin McKean.

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  • MarcusMarulus

    MarcusMarulus 5 days ago

    My favourite TED talk :)

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  • Chris Chan

    Chris Chan 1 week ago

    Erin, your smart, geeky voice is incredibly attractive; I want to make animations for you to voice characters in. So hawwwwt! My ears are stiff ;)

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    in reply to mikedubya (Show the comment)
  • Alex Trofimov

    Alex Trofimov 1 week ago

    Is it weird that I want to marry her because of the way she speaks about lexicography?

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  • freakbyte

    freakbyte 2 weeks ago

    I thought my head was going to explode watching the into >.>

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  • MarlonOwnsYourCake

    MarlonOwnsYourCake 3 weeks ago

    I know I wouldn't love the work of being a lexicographer, but somehow, she made me believe I would.

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  • Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage 3 weeks ago

    I love my OALD application so much.

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  • russtuff

    russtuff 3 weeks ago

    Synecdochically

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  • boni aditya

    boni aditya 1 month ago

    I love the woman and her sense of presentation and the pace! Love to speak with her or someone close to her intellect.

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  • 22Kyu

    22Kyu 7 months ago

    no, Betty! :D

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    in reply to Prasenjit Roy (Show the comment)
  • frenchiedee

    frenchiedee 7 months ago

    She writes well too. Check out The Secret Lives of Dresses!

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