Good heavens, the state of the English language! It’s enough to make a grammarian spontaneously combust and a lexicographer weep tears of pure, unadulterated despair. In a legal case that has baffled lawyers, amused linguists, and left dictionary publishers reaching for their thesauruses, a local man is suing the Oxford English Dictionary for… wait for … Continue reading “Literally” a Lawsuit: Man Sues Dictionary for “Figurative” Definition, Demands Apology (and a Thesaurus)