The Book That Took 70 Years to Write! #OxfordDictionary #BigBangBogan The Oxford English Dictionary was supposed to be a quick 10-year project. Instead, it took decades! On this day, they released the first volume, but it only covered words from A to "Ant." It would take another 44 years to reach the letter Z! One of the most prolific contributors was actually a murderer writing from an insane asylum. | Big Bang Bogan

"Fuhgeddaboudit" is officially a word, according to the Oxford English Dictionary's latest update. | Yahoo

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