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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Burchfield #130242 07/09/2004 5:30 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC I was surprised that there was no notice here on information and announcements concerning the death of Robert Burchfield, who died recently at the age of 81. Perhaps his passing is discussed elsewhere and I haven't gotten there yet. Here's a pretty good article about him: http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,11617,1255800,00.html TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130243 07/09/2004 7:00 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Another sad reflection of Zild's cultural void. His passing has so far gone unremarked upon here, at least in the media I've senn over the last couple of days. Never mind that he was an outstanding scholar, he didn't play sports, so he doesn't count. Of course, devoting his entire life to cataloguing a foreign language probably didn't endear him to the Zild collective unconsciousness either. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130244 07/09/2004 7:04 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA You have all read Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman (New York: HarperCollins, 1998)? Altho it has nothing to do directly with Burchfield, it provides a sort of back story which is both illuminating and entertaining. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130245 07/09/2004 7:17 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York *sigh* This was news to me, too. Even my beloved NPR has had nothing on his passing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130246 07/10/2004 1:35 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Perhaps we could honor Mr. Burchfield by having his birthday, Jan. 29, in our birthday thread ? Or have a special OED Day next Jan 29. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130247 07/10/2004 2:17 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Yeah! Especially since he shares a birthday with Oprah Winfrey. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130248 07/10/2004 6:26 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui >Yeah! Especially since he shares a birthday with Oprah Winfrey. Aaargh! Please don't blame the poor man for that tragic happenstance. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield's birthday #130249 07/10/2004 7:21 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 And my mother. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Burchfield #130250 07/12/2004 2:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Anu gives a link to an article about Mr. Burchfield's death in this week's AWADmail. Of course, the article being in the NYT, I won't be reading it. He also gives a quote, which I don't think is customary for the mail: "The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib. -Robert Burchfield, lexicographer (1923-2004)" P.S.--Anu, did you get the idea from this thread? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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