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Barbara Ann Kipfer
American lexicographer
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When we look at our [Dictionary.com] logs to see what are each year's most popular words in lookups, we are surprised at how similar they are from year to year. Though we are often boggled at language change, we are equally amazed at how much stays the same.
—Barbara Ann Kipfer, American lexicographer, PRNewswire, December 12, 2005

Posted on December 14, 2005 at 3:47 PM

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