tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post7829750108525884700..comments2024-03-28T11:28:31.364-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `The Most Coveted and Desirable Book in the World'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-51553705790888947202015-11-19T02:46:11.757-06:002015-11-19T02:46:11.757-06:00Logophile had actually made its debut in English a...Logophile had actually made its debut in English at least by 1890 (in a translation of Ernest Renan’s L’Avenir de la Science), as acknowledged in volume 3 of the OED Additions series (1997). The attestation will no doubt be incorporated into the online edition when the entry is updated. As the search engine employed for the first edition comprised a small army of amateur logophiles, it’s ironic that the first appearance of this of all words should have slipped through the net.Suspiriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392518283976682523noreply@blogger.com